Written questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Expenditure

Commons · Question 49367 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is considering amending existing (a) commitments and (b) financial pledges when determining budgets for (i) this financial year and (ii) 2026-27.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 12 May 2025

To enable us to deliver the transition to spending 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income on Official Development Assistance (ODA) effectively, in 2025/26 we are prioritising meeting legally binding commitments and delivering work already underway, as well...