Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Q123 of the evidence given by the Minister of State for Development and Africa to the International Development Committee on 7 January 2025 HC 531Y what the terms of reference are for the Overseas Development Assistance Board.

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury and I will co-chair the re-established Ministerial Official Development Assistance (ODA) Board. The ODA Board scrutinises ODA spend, driving value for money for the UK taxpayer and a stronger strategic focus to ODA spending across government. Its remit includes managing pressures on the ODA budget and overseeing and monitoring ODA spending across government.