Question follow-through · 46034
International Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planned reduction in international aid on (a) global poverty and (b) international relationships.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 17 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 30 Apr 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planned reduction in international aid on (a) global poverty and (b) international relationships.
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and official development assistance. Detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will be used will be worked through as p...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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