Question follow-through · 35286

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which countries have had reductions in Official Development Assistance in 2024-25 compared to 2023-24; and what the total reduction is in each case.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 4 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 7 Mar 2025
Answer: 10 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

4 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which countries have had reductions in Official Development Assistance in 2024-25 compared to 2023-24; and what the total reduction is in each case.
7 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Mar 2025
Answer published
The FCDO's Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme allocations for 2024/25 were published on 6 February 2025. We will publish final ODA programme spend for 2024/25 in the Annual Report & Accounts in summer 2025. Equality impact assessments are...

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