Question follow-through · 22352
International Assistance: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria his Department uses to evaluate whether non-emergency international development projects represent effective use of public funds.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 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
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria his Department uses to evaluate whether non-emergency international development projects represent effective use of public funds.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2026
Answer published
Official Development Assistance (ODA) is focused where it can have the greatest impact, supporting the most vulnerable and advancing our modern development approach.Effectiveness and value for money are assessed on an ongoing basis as part of embedded pro...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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