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Development Aid: National Income

Asked by Tim FarronLiberal DemocratForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 29 April 2025UIN 45562

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015 to change the target for official development assistance to 0.5 percent of gross national income.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

There are no plans to amend the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015 to change the target for Official Development Assistance (ODA) to 0.5 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI).

The Government is committed to returning to spending 0.7 per cent of GNI on ODA as soon as fiscal circumstances allow.

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