Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 26 November 2020, Official report, col 1018, whether he has received legal advice in respect of whether legislation would be needed in the event that the UK did not return to the target of spending 0.7 per cent of GNI on ODA in the financial year 2022.

The Foreign Secretary took a range of advice before the decision was taken in respect of the reduction in ODA from 0.7% to 0.5% of GNI.