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Development Aid

Commons · Question 1703 · Tabled 25 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 2 Aug 2024

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

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

Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 2 Aug 2024

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). ...