Question follow-through · 10611

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure aid reaches vulnerable women and children in developing countries.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
22 Jun 2026
Answer
23 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure aid reaches vulnerable women and children in developing countries.

  2. 22 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The issues raised in the Hon Member's questions are among the most important humanitarian and development priorities for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), but our work on them cannot adequately be summarised in the answer to one par...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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