Written questions

USA: International Assistance

Lords · Question HL6875 · Tabled 25 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Boateng

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States of America on the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and its effectiveness to date in delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 12 May 2025

We have not directly discussed the African Growth and Opportunity Act with the US administration. Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals will require collective action, and the UK will continue to work with all partners towards that vision, in...