§ Mrs. SpelmanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what systems are used to audit the effectiveness of sector-wide approaches to donor funding; and if she will publish reports she has commissioned into the effectiveness of sector-wide approaches. [76897]
§ Clare ShortDFID assesses the effectiveness of its support for sector-wide approaches (SWAps) in the same way as it does for all forms of assistance, namely through a combination of regular monitoring by the relevant programme team and by independent evaluation and research. Reports, such as the forthcoming Basic Education Evaluation that considers the effectiveness of Education SWA.ps, will be published on completion. A growing body of literature is already available publicly—for example on the Overseas Development Institute's site www.odi.org.uk/pppg/ cape/advisory/swaps.html.