Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to (a) repeal or (b) replace the (i) International Development Act 2002, (ii) International Development Act 2006, (c) International Development Act 2014 and (d) International Development Act 2015.
Spending 0.7 percent of our national income on aid is enshrined in law. We will continue to be guided by our responsibilities under the International Development Act. The Government will undertake the necessary parliamentary process to transfer responsibilities under the International Development Act to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.