Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 1703

Development Aid

Tabled: 25 July 2024
Answered: 2 August 2024

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will restore the parameters for spending of overseas development aid to its previous criteria.

Answer

Anneliese Dodds
Official Development Assistance (ODA) is an international standard used to measure aid flows to developing countries. Spend classified as ODA must meet the definition and rules that are set and governed by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). ...

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