Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 13
13
Not Addressed
Publish impact assessments for gender-specific programming cuts, no later than report response.
Recommendation
It is astonishing that the Government has made cuts to gender-specific programming without seemingly understanding the impacts on women and girls. The Government must publish impact assessments, as promised by the Minister, as soon as possible and no later than the response to this report. (Recommendation, Paragraph 79) 35
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response outlines efforts to improve data collection and disaggregation for various humanitarian projects, but it does not address the recommendation to publish impact assessments for cuts to gender-specific programming.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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46. We strongly disagree with the premise that the Government made cuts to gender-specific programming without understanding the impacts on women and girls. An Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) – which considers impacts on women and girls and wider equalities – was an essential part of how the FCDO made these decisions. 47. We agree with the specific recommendation to publish impact assessments. The Government published the EIA on GOV.UK on 22/07/2025 alongside final 2025/26 ODA programme allocations. 48. We are working through detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used from 2026/27 to 2028/29, informed by internal and external consultation and an equality impact assessment. We plan to publish indicative allocations for the next three years in the coming months.
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