Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to increase the Official Development Assistance budget.

The Government remains committed to returning to a target of spending 0.7% of GNI on ODA when, on a sustainable basis, the government is not borrowing for day-to-day spending and underlying debt is falling.

The government will continue to review and confirm each year whether a return to spending 0.7% of GNI on ODA is possible against the latest fiscal forecast.