Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 19 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 November 2018 (named day). It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 November 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 (GNI) on Official Development Assistance is measured on a calendar year basis. To meet this commitment, ODA budgets are routinely adjusted at fiscal events in response to changing forecasts. The most recent GNI forecasts are available in the Office for Budgetary Responsibility’s October 2018 Economic and Fiscal Outlook and can be found in the Economy supplementary tables.

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