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Written question asked by Stephen Phillips (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 January 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 January 2016. It was answered by Greg Hands (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 February 2016 on behalf of the Treasury.


Overseas Aid

Question

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to table 2.7 on page 85 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, which Departments will fund the cross-government overseas development aid spending set out in that table in each of the five years from 2015-16 to 2019-20.

Answer

As set out in the strategy for official development assistance “UK Aid: tackling global challenges in the national interest”, published on 23 November, meeting our responsibilities to the world’s poorest while also serving and protecting the UK’s interests and security, requires us to harness skills from across government.

The cross government ODA funding in “Table 2.7: Department for International Development (DFID)” is part of DFID’s total DEL settlement. DFID will transfer this to other government departments and cross government funds to spend on activities that can be classified as Official Development Assistance (ODA) according to the OECD definition.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
24173
Session
2015-16
Related items
Overseas Aid
Thursday, 11 February 2016
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Development aid Government departments
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