Written questions

Development Aid

Commons · Question 1967 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 28 May 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2026 (HCWS1425), what assessment she has made of the impact of reductions in ODA allocations to the Department of He

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 28 May 2026

The Government has taken the difficult decision to reduce Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the equivalent of 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI) by 2027 to fund an essential increase in defence spending. Departmental ODA allocations in the...