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UIN 154480

Development Aid

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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14 April 2022

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26 April 2022 · Answer

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26 April 2022

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of resetting the UK's official overseas aid budget at pre-covid-19 levels.

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  1. 14 April 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of resetting the UK's official overseas aid budget at pre-covid-19 levels.

    Source: Commons

  2. 26 April 2022

    Answer

    The difficult decision to temporarily reduce Official Development Assistance spend from 0.7% of Gross National Income to 0.5%, was a necessary response to the economic impacts of the COVID19 pandemic. The UK economy faced the worst economic contraction in...

    Source: Written answer

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