Question follow-through · 44567

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to take steps with (a) G7 and (b) European donors to return to previous levels of Official Development Assistance.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
7 Apr 2025
Target answer date
22 Apr 2025
Answer
28 Apr 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to take steps with (a) G7 and (b) European donors to return to previous levels of Official Development Assistance.

  2. 22 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Government remains committed to returning Official Development Assistance to 0.7 per cent of gross national income when the fiscal circumstances allow. Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals requires collective action, and the UK will cont...

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