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Development Aid

Commons · Question 9438 · Tabled 12 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 22 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the change in funding levels for the Independent Commission for Aid Impact on the evaluation of the (a) effectiveness

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 22 Jun 2026

The reduction in the Independent Commission for Aid Impact's (ICAI's) budget is proportionate in the context of the reduction of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income, and provides sufficient funding to maintain it...