Oral Question·Treasury
“What the fiscal circumstances are that would allow Official Development Assistance to return to 0.7% of gross national income.”
Tabled: 15 January 2025Answered: 21 January 2025
Asked by
Emily Darlington
Labour — Milton Keynes Central
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Darren Jones)
The Government remain committed to restoring ODA spending to 0.7% of GNI as soon as fiscal circumstances allow. The latest OBR forecasts show that the ODA fiscal tests are not due to be met within this Parliament, but we will continue to monitor future forecasts closely and each year we will review and confirm, in accordance with the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015, whether a return to spending at 0.7% of GNI on ODA is possible.