Question follow-through · 33815
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed reduction of the international development budget on the UK's soft power.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed reduction of the international development budget on the UK's soft power.
3 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Mar 2025
Answer published
The decision to reduce the UK's international development budget was not taken lightly and is a reflection of the extraordinary security challenge the world currently finds itself facing, specifically on Ukraine. Establishing a Soft Power Council reflects...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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