Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 51381

Development Aid: Women

Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 19 May 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consultation his Department has conducted with women's rights or women-led organisations on the decision to reduce Official Development Assistance.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
At this time of profound change, with conflicts overseas undermining security and prosperity at home, the Prime Minister has taken the decision to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product from 2027, funded by reducing Official D...
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