Question follow-through · 54791

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to improve the (a) transparency and (b) accountability of Official Development Assistance.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Target answer date: 3 Jun 2025
Answer: 10 Jun 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

30 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to improve the (a) transparency and (b) accountability of Official Development Assistance.
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Jun 2025
Answer published
Aid Transparency remains a high priority for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The FCDO was rated "Very Good" in the most recent Aid Transparency Index and was the leading foreign ministry on the Index.We publish detailed ...

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