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Written question asked by Lord Oates (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 24 November 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 December 2025. It was answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour) on Monday, 8 December 2025 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Developing Countries: Education

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of reductions in Official Development Assistance funding for education programmes on children in low-income countries.

Answer

A formal Equality impact assessment of Official Development Assistance programme allocations for 2025 to 2026 was published on 2 September 2025, and is available on GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fcdo-official-development-assistance-programme-allocations-2025-to-2026-equality-impact-assessment/equality-impact-assessment-of-official-development-assistance-oda-programme-allocations-for-2025-to-2026).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12253
Session
2024-26
Related items
Development Aid
Monday, 5 January 2026
Written questions
House of Lords
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Education Children Developing countries Development aid
Link
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