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Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the priorities of her Department with respect to international development have altered since the Government reshuffle.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
9 Sept 2025
Target answer date
16 Sept 2025
Answer
17 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the priorities of her Department with respect to international development have altered since the Government reshuffle.

  2. 16 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Government's current priorities for international development remain the same as set out by the Minister for Development in her letters to the International Development Committee, the latest of which can be found here: [committees.parliament.uk/public...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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