John Denham – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Denham on 2014-06-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department’s policy in funding overseas organisations that restict their employment to members of particular faiths.

Lynne Featherstone

DFID works to ensure that organisations supported do not discriminate. All DFID funding is subject to pre funding Due Diligence, which includes an analysis of the robustness of the organisation’s operational and commercial systems, processes and procedures, including compliance with relevant policies, legislation and regulations on discrimination.