Question follow-through · 33652
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, how the proposed cut in official development assistance wi
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, how the proposed cut in official development assistance wi
27 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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10 Mar 2025
Answer published
Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations for future years are being worked through given the Prime Minister's announcement on 25 February 2025 regarding a reduction in UK ODA.This Government remains fully committed to a globally significant role ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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