International Assistance

(asked on 28th June 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to reinstate spending of 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income on international aid.


Answered by
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 12th July 2021

The Government is committed to returning to spending 0.7 per cent of GNI on official development assistance as soon as the fiscal situation allows.

The economic situation is difficult to predict. We are therefore monitoring the situation and planning accordingly.

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