Written questions

Development Aid: Education

Commons · Question 42782 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 9 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the continuation of funding for education initiatives through ODA.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 9 Apr 2025

Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations and the impact on programmes are being worked through following the decision to reduce UK ODA from 0.5 per cent of gross national income to 0.3 per cent in 2027. Equality Impact Assessments - which conside...