Question follow-through · 107280

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on Official Development Assistance allocations.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
20 Jan 2026
Target answer date
22 Jan 2026
Answer
28 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on Official Development Assistance allocations.

  2. 22 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    We are working through detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance budget will be used from 2026/27 to 2028/29, informed by internal and external consultation and impact assessments. We plan to publish indicative allocations for the next...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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