In the light of developments since the publication of this Committee’s interim findings on the effectiveness of UK aid, we restate the recommendation we made in that report about significant reorganisations of UK aid: that the Government should present a statement to Parliament setting out an evidence-led rationale for any change; quantifying expected costs and how intended benefits justify the costs; and showing how both will be measured and controlled.

In the light of developments since the publication of this Committee’s interim findings on the effectiveness of UK aid, we restate the recommendation we made in that report about significant reorganisations of UK aid: that the Government should present a statement to Parliament setting out an evidence-led rationale for any change; quantifying expected costs and how intended benefits justify the costs; and showing how both will be measured and controlled. Type: recommendation | Number: 3 | Paragraph: 30 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: As the Prime Minister noted in Parliament on 16 June, Australia, Canada and New Zealand all run generous and respected development programmes and foreign policy from one Ministry. Merging the departments allows us to bring together our international effort and maximise our influence around the world