David Mackintosh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Mackintosh on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding priorities her Department has in Bangladesh.
Mr Desmond Swayne
Our priorities in Bangladesh reflect those of the wider UKAid Strategy:
- Strengthening peace, security and governance
- Building Bangladesh’s resilience to climate change and strengthening disaster preparedness
- Tackling extreme poverty, in both rural and urban areas and improving the quality of education and health services
- Promoting economic prosperity and inclusive growth, ensuring that no one in Bangladesh is left behind.
Running through all of these priorities is a commitment across all of our work to support women’s empowerment and addressing early marriage, promoting voice and choice for all girls
