To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment has been made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the finding that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment has been made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the finding that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the depreciation of the US dollar on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the depreciation of the US dollar on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what proportion of FSDAi's £82.2 million of signed investment commitments had generated a positive financial return.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what proportion of FSDAi's £82.2 million of signed investment commitments had generated a positive financial return.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of seeking to fund the investment activities undertaken through the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform through (a) commercial and (b) other non-ODA sources.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of seeking to fund the investment activities undertaken through the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform through (a) commercial and (b) other non-ODA sources.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment has been made of the value for money of the use of official development assistance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment has been made of the value for money of the use of official development assistance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of progress towards the programme's climate-adaptation outcome.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of progress towards the programme's climate-adaptation outcome.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the finding that one third of interventions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the finding that one third of interventions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 23 of his Department's annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, published in January 2026, what the financial return to date has been on the £82.2 million in commitments signed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 23 of his Department's annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, published in January 2026, what the financial return to date has been on the £82.2 million in commitments signed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential exposure of UK taxpayers to fraud and misuse of funds through the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential exposure of UK taxpayers to fraud and misuse of funds through the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what proportion of the programme's £670 million total value is subject to the gross risk assessment for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what proportion of the programme's £670 million total value is subject to the gross risk assessment for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of providing “high risk-high finance” investment capital through FSDAi...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of providing “high risk-high finance” investment capital through FSDAi...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of capital invested through FSDAi...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of capital invested through FSDAi...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse has been of fraud prevention and management measures undertaken through the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform programme since 2017.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse has been of fraud prevention and management measures undertaken through the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform programme since 2017.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many instances of suspected fraud or misuse of funds have been identified through the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform programme since 2017.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many instances of suspected fraud or misuse of funds have been identified through the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform programme since 2017.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the programme as a use of official development...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the programme as a use of official development...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, whether analysis has been conducted on whether the programme's objectives could be achieved through alternative forms of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO annual review of the FSDA - Financial Sector Deepening Africa Platform, reviewed on 17 October 2025, whether analysis has been conducted on whether the programme's objectives could be achieved through alternative forms of...

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Lords report stage second day. Amendments 37, 40, 43, 44, 46 to 50, 58 and 59 agreed to. Amendment 60 agreed to on division (248 to 163). Amendment 64 agreed to on division (226 to 162). Amendments 73 to 79 and 81 agreed to. Amendment 88 agreed to on division (194 to 138). Amendment 93 agreed to on division (196 to 138). Amendment 98 agreed to on division (188 to 125). Amendments 100 to 103 agreed to. Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed (HL Bill 53).

Lords report stage second day. Amendments 37, 40, 43, 44, 46 to 50, 58 and 59 agreed to. Amendment 60 agreed to on division (248 to 163). Amendment 64 agreed to on division (226 to 162). Amendments 73 to 79 and 81 agreed to. Amendment 88 agreed to on division...

Moved by

Baroness Northover

34: Clause 17, page 21, line 34, leave out subsections (2) to (11) and insert—

“(2) In section 3B (regulatory principles to be applied to both regulators), after subsection (1)(h) insert—

“(i) the need to consider financial stability risks associated with climate change.””

Moved by

Baroness Northover

34: Clause 17, page 21, line 34, leave out subsections (2) to (11) and insert—

“(2) In section 3B (regulatory principles to be applied to both regulators), after subsection (1)(h) insert—

“(i) the need to consider financial stability risks associated with climate change.””