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Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Thursday, 18 October 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 October 2018 (named day). It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 October 2018 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Overseas Aid

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the cost in cash terms of maintaining Official Development Assistance at 0.7 per cent of gross national income in the next financial year.

Answer

The government’s commitment to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income on Official Development Assistance is measured on a calendar year rather than a financial year basis, according to the standards set by the OECD Development Assistance Committee. The cost of meeting the 0.7% commitment in the next calendar year will be dependent upon GNI forecasts, which will be published by the Office for Budget Responsibility at the Autumn Budget.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
181196
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Development aid
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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