Written questions

Developing Countries: Education

Lords · Question HL12253 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 8 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Oates

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of reductions in Official Development Assistance funding for education programmes on children in low-income countries.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 8 Dec 2025

A formal Equality impact assessment of Official Development Assistance programme allocations for 2025 to 2026 was published on 2 September 2025, and is available on GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fcdo-official-development-assistance-pr...