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Development Aid: Cost Effectiveness

Commons · Question 59023 · Tabled 11 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 42468 on Development Aid: Cost Effectiveness, what impact assessments his Department undertook as part of the Spending Rev

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 23 Jun 2025

The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Equality impact assessments are an essential part of how we make decisions on ODA allocations. Detailed decis...