VerbatimParliament, as it happens

Development Aid

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 4 September 2026UIN 22351

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the value for money of Official Development Assistance spending targets relative to domestic infrastructure priorities.

Answered by Treasury

Government spending, including funding for domestic infrastructure projects and overseas programming, was set out in the Spending Review 2025 settlement. All Government programmes, both domestic and international, are subject to rigorous Value for Money (VfM) assessments.

Verbatim has judged this answer against the question that was actually asked — answered, partly answered, or evaded. Sign in to see the verdict →

Open this question in Verbatim →

Every written question, searchable

155,000 questions tabled since the election, with the answer each department gave — and the ones still unanswered, with the clock running. Free to search.

Search written questions →Read on Verbatim