Question follow-through · 48419

Nutrition: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the provision of funding for (a) science and (b) evidence-based solutions to support work on nutrition.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 28 Apr 2025
Target answer date: 30 Apr 2025
Answer: 7 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

28 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the provision of funding for (a) science and (b) evidence-based solutions to support work on nutrition.
30 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 May 2025
Answer published
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) applies a science and evidence-based approach to ensure that our policy and programming maximise value for money and impact. This includes our work on nutrition. This approach also underpins cabinet ...

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