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Voluntary Service Overseas: Finance

Commons · Question 53623 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 3 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Layla Moran

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of planned reductions in spending on official development assistance on funding for Voluntary Service Overseas.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 3 Jun 2025

The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Decisions on how the ODA budget will be used are being worked through as part of the ongoing Spending Review,...