Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 13
13
Accepted in Part
The Government has not learned lessons from the first round of aid cuts and continues...
Conclusion
The Government has not learned lessons from the first round of aid cuts and continues to enact policy changes that are devastating to the realities and futures of women, girls and marginalised groups. New sentence here: We welcome the Government’s commitment to ensure women and girls are a priority in UK foreign policy. The announced gender mainstreaming approach to improve their rights in foreign and development policy levers is concerning in the context of staff cuts and a loss of departmental expertise. Inadequate funding and mainstreaming may compromise delivery of the National Action Plan, as well as the broader Women, Peace, and Security agenda. (Conclusion, Paragraph 68)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government partially agrees, countering concerns about inadequate funding by detailing over £3.5 million in support for women's rights organisations and committing to similar funding for FY26/27. It defends its gender mainstreaming approach, explaining how it strengthens WPS implementation within the MOD.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 10 June 2026. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗