Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 21
21
Accepted
Paragraph: 47
Building upon existing work, the FCDO should continue to fund and develop UK aid programmes...
Recommendation
Building upon existing work, the FCDO should continue to fund and develop UK aid programmes in education and economic empowerment for women and girls.
Government Response Summary
The government states they are already supporting women's economic empowerment through programmes like Enterprise and Assets Growth (EAGR) and bringing together wider UK capabilities to help Pakistan mobilise foreign savings and drive economic growth and job creation, including for women.
Paragraph Reference:
47
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
Response: We continue to advocate the importance of Pakistan making progress both on girls’ education and women’s economic empowerment. We are bringing together wider UK capabilities, including UK-backed finances through British International Investment (BII), UK Export Financing (UKEF) and ODA financing for Pakistan from other parts of the UK government, to help Pakistan mobilise foreign savings and drive economic growth and job creation, including for women. Through our economic development programmes such as the Enterprise and Assets Growth (EAGR), we have supported development market-enabling institutions and approaches to assist financial institutions in lending to micro and small enterprises, which are predominantly run by women and act as a powerful driver of women’s economic empowerment.