Development Aid: Women
Commons · Question 51381 · Tabled 12 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 19 May 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consultation his Department has conducted with women's rights or women-led organisations on the decision to reduce Official Development Assistance.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 19 May 2025
At this time of profound change, with conflicts overseas undermining security and prosperity at home, the Prime Minister has taken the decision to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product from 2027, funded by reducing Official D...