Question follow-through · 36025

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the reduction in ODA spending on the UK's position on the United Nations Security Council.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 5 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 7 Mar 2025
Answer: 13 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

5 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the reduction in ODA spending on the UK's position on the United Nations Security Council.
7 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending R...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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