Question follow-through · 123096
Defence: Development Aid
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs' Oral Statement of 19 March 2026 on International Development, Official Report, columns 1042-1045, what proportion of the re
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 23 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
23 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs' Oral Statement of 19 March 2026 on International Development, Official Report, columns 1042-1045, what proportion of the re
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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26 Mar 2026
Answer published
In 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29, 100 percent of the reduction in the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will be spent on defence.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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