HC Deb 16 January 1996 vol 269 c504W
Miss Lestor

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to measure the impact of aid expenditure on the poorest people. [9119]

Mr. Hanley

The ODA's policy information marker system identifies aid used for direct assistance to poor people. More broadly, the ODA assesses the impact of its programmes on poverty reduction through close project monitoring, assessment made at project completion and subsequent project evaluations. The evidence gathered in recent years is summarised in the "Progress Report on ODA's Policy Objectives", dated May 1995, a copy of which is available in the Libraries of the House.