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Development Aid

Asked by Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 16 March 2026UIN 119122

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department plans to set out a timetable for restoring official development assistance spending to 0.7 per cent of gross national income.

Answered by Chris Elmore

The Government is committed to returning to spending 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income on Official Development Assistance as soon as fiscal circumstances allow.

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