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Department for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will re-establish the Department for International Development.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
11 Feb 2025
Target answer date
13 Feb 2025
Answer
21 Feb 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will re-establish the Department for International Development.

  2. 13 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    As set out in the 2024 Labour Party manifesto, the Government's plans are to strengthen international development work within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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