Question follow-through · 61072
International Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that global development and health partnerships remain central to foreign policy objectives.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 18 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 2 Jul 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that global development and health partnerships remain central to foreign policy objectives.
20 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Jul 2025
Answer published
Work on international development, including global health, remains a priority for this Department. The Minister of State for International Development made this clear at the International Development Committee hearing on 12 May 2025, we will sharpen our ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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