Question follow-through · 129302

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued to country offices on responsible programme exits.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
29 Apr 2026
Answer
29 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued to country offices on responsible programme exits.

  2. 29 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations by country for the next three years will be published no later than in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Annual Report & Accounts this summer.Teams across the FCDO and our countr...

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