Family planning is recognised as one of the ‘best buy’ investments in development, providing a highly cost-effective way of giving women agency and control over their reproductive health. Increasing family planning has a direct correlation with a reduction in maternal and child deaths. Whilst the budget of our family planning programme has reduced, this remains a priority for the UK and we remain one of the largest donors in this sector in Pakistan. Between April 2021 and March 2022 our programmes reached about 1.7 million people, mostly women and girls belonging to rural and marginalised communities.