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Development Aid: Visual Impairment

Asked by Marsha De CordovaLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 13 March 2025UIN 33984

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reductions in official development assistance on future trends in the level of preventable sight loss in recipient countries.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and Official Development Assistance. Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending Review on the basis of various factors including impact assessments.

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