Development Aid
Commons · Question 16509 · Tabled 27 Nov 2024 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Sarah Champion
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what process the percentage of 0.5 of Gross National Income for Official Development Assistance was decided.
Answer
Answered by Darren Jones, 2 Dec 2024
The Government remains committed to restoring ODA spending to 0.7% of GNI as soon as fiscal circumstances allow, but the latest OBR forecasts show that ODA fiscal tests which determine a return to 0.7% are not due to be met within this Parliament. HMT has...