Question follow-through · 3139
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the reduction of ODA Research and Development spend is proportionate to the reduction of overall ODA spend.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 3 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the reduction of ODA Research and Development spend is proportionate to the reduction of overall ODA spend.
21 May 2026
Target answer date
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3 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government has taken the difficult decision to reduce Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the equivalent of 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI) by 2027 to fund an essential increase in defence spending. ODA programme allocations reflect t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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