Written Question·Treasury·UIN 15483

Development Aid

Tabled: 21 November 2024
Answered: 27 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour PartyBelfast South and Mid Down

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress she is making on returning the level of the aid budget to 0.7% of gross national income.

Answer

Darren Jones
The Government remains committed to restoring Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending to 0.7% of GNI as soon as fiscal circumstances allow, but this isn’t currently affordable. The OBR’s latest forecast shows that the ODA fiscal tests are not due t...

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