My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for International Development has made the following Statement.

I have today laid before Parliament my department’s autumn performance report for 2009. The report is in the Library of the House and copies are available for honourable Members from the Vote Office.

The report provides details of progress on DfID’s departmental strategic objectives and value for money as well as progress on Public Service Agreement 29: reduce poverty in poorer countries through quicker progress towards the millennium development goals.