Question follow-through · 84225

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding commitments she has made in support of (a) the African Development Bank and (b) other multilateral partners mentioned in Baroness Chapman’s G20 speech on 25 July

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
27 Oct 2025
Answer
3 Nov 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding commitments she has made in support of (a) the African Development Bank and (b) other multilateral partners mentioned in Baroness Chapman’s G20 speech on 25 July

  2. 27 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    We are proud to host the 17th Replenishment of the African Development Bank in London this December. The UK is actively engaged in replenishment negotiations, and our pledge will reflect the outcome of these. In November, with South Africa, we will co-hos...

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