Question follow-through · 89438

Development Aid: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will commission a review of long-term outsourcing contracts with private sector suppliers involved in UK aid delivery to make an assessment of the potential impact of

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
13 Nov 2025
Answer
27 Nov 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will commission a review of long-term outsourcing contracts with private sector suppliers involved in UK aid delivery to make an assessment of the potential impact of

  2. 13 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the Hon Member to the written evidence provided by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to the inquiry by the International Development Committee into the FCDO's Approach to Value for Money in Official Development Assistance, wh...

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