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Development Aid

Commons · Question 27790 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he can clarify what specific (a) fiscal metrics and (b) economic thresholds will be used to determine when a return to the 0.7% ODA target is possible.

Answer

Answered by Kirsty McNeill, 17 Sep 2026

The Government is committed to returning to spending 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) on Official Development Assistance (ODA) as soon as fiscal circumstances allow. I refer the Honourable Member to Written Ministerial Statement HLWS291 of 16 July 2026...