The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is developing a new five-year UK International Development Strategy centred on 'four essential shifts' in Official Development Assistance (ODA) programming and British International Investment (BII) strategy. Parliament is pressing the Government to provide clearer evidence bases, coherent theory of change, and transparency on expected impact and results across aid and development assistance.
In response to: World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund 2026 Spring Meetings, Development Commit…
UIN: HCWS1425 In recent years, the world has been reshaped by global instability. Faced with growing global security threats the Government last year took the decision to increase spending on defence by reducing Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the equivalent …
UIN: HLWS1431 My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP) has today made the following statement:In recent years, the world has been reshaped by global instability. Faced with …
UIN: HCWS888 My Noble Friend the Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean (The Rt Hon Baroness Chapman of Darlington) has today made the following statement:The FCDO’s Annual Report & Accounts 2024-25, published today, reports t...
UIN: HLWS872 This statement will be made at a later date.
UIN: HCWS874 My Noble Friend the Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean (The Rt Hon Baroness Chapman of Darlington) has today made the following statement: This statement will be made at a later date.
UIN: HCWS674 My noble friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa (Lord Collins of Highbury) has today made the following statement:Today, following the Foreign Secretary’s announcement of a five-month consultation in November last year, the Governmen...
UIN: HLWS673 Today, following the Foreign Secretary’s announcement of a five-month consultation in November last year, the Government is publishing a summary of our consultations.The summary reflects what we have heard in our discussions with partners in the UK, and …
UIN: HCWS421 The FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24, published in July 2024, set out that the FCDO would provide updates in due course on its 2024-25 Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending plans.ODA is central for delivering the government’s mission …
UIN: HCWS39 The FCDO’s Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24, published today, reports that in 2023, on a provisional basis, the United Kingdom did not meet its target to spend the equivalent of 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI) …
UIN: HCWS47 In 2015, the world gathered at the United Nations to agree the Sustainable Development Goals, a development framework for people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership for development to 2030. Now at the mid-point of the SDGs, and in …
UIN: HLWS46 My Right Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Development and Africa (Andrew Mitchell MP) has made the following written statement:In 2015, the world gathered at the United Nations to agree the Sustainable Development Goals, a development framework...
UIN: HCWS969 The Government will publish an International Development White Paper later this year. It will set out how the UK will lead the charge against extreme poverty and climate change in a changing world. Yesterday, I updated the House …
UIN: HLWS956 My Rt hon. Friend the Minister of State for Development and Africa (Andrew Mitchell MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government will publish an International Development White Paper later this year. It will set out how …
UIN: HLWS945 My Rt hon. Friend the Minister of State for Development and Africa (Andrew Mitchell MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Government took the difficult decision to reduce temporarily the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget ...
UIN: HCWS660 This is a joint statement with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.Today we have laid before the House the UK’s International Technology Strategy. Technological advances bring huge opportunities for our economies and societies an...
UIN: HLWS647 My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (James Cleverly), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:This is a joint statement with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and T...
UIN: HCWS614 The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is today publishing a new International Women and Girls Strategy (2023-2030).Launching on International Women’s Day, the new Strategy aims to tackle increasing threats to gender equality from climate...
UIN: HLWS603 My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (James Cleverly), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is today publishing a new I...
UIN: HCWS379 As set out in the Autumn Statement 2022, reflecting the significant shock to the economy and public finances, the independent OBR’s forecasts show that the principles for a return to spending 0.7% GNI on Official Development Assistance (ODA) …
UIN: HCWS231 In November 2020, my Rt Hon Friend the Deputy Prime Minister and former Foreign Secretary delivered a statement outlining that, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy and as a result the public finances, …
UIN: HLWS229 My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister for Asia and the Middle East (Amanda Milling), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:In November 2020, my Rt Hon Friend the Deputy Prime Minister and former Foreign Secretary delivered a statement …
UIN: HCWS25 Today we have laid out our vision for the future of UK international development. Development will be at the heart of the UK’s foreign policy, which uses all the levers available – including development, diplomacy, investment, trade, defence …
UIN: HLWS25 My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Elizabeth Truss), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today we have laid out our vision for the future of UK international development. ...
UIN: HCWS795 The Statistics on International Development: Provisional UK Aid Spend 2021 was published on 12 April. This set out that the UK spent almost £11.5 billion on Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2021, representing 0.5% of Gross National Income …
UIN: HLWS769 My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister for Europe and North America (James Cleverly), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Statistics on International Development: Provisional UK Aid Spend 2021 was published on 12 April. This set out...
UIN: HCWS617 The UK will shortly publish its International Development Strategy and the FCDO will publish its Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) allocations, which will promote British expertise and bring more countries into the orbit of free, democratic nations an...
UIN: HLWS603 My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Elizabeth Truss), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The UK will shortly publish its International Development Strategy and the FCDO wi...
UIN: HCWS935 UK Official Development Assistance departmental allocations 2021-22The FCDO has responsibility for delivering £8,115m of Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend this year, approximately 80% of total UK ODA. I have recently concluded the FCDO’s interna...
UIN: HLWS929 My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Dominic Raab), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:UK Official Development Assistance departmental allocations 2021-22The FCDO has respo...
UIN: HCWS735 As agreed with the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the last Spending Review, I have completed the cross-government review of how Official Development Assistance (ODA) will be allocated against the government’s priorities for 2021. …
UIN: HLWS732 My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Dominic Raab), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: As agreed with the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the last …
UIN: HCWS658 On 29 August, shortly before the inauguration of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), I announced that I wanted to reinforce the Independent Commission for Aid Impact's (ICAI) role in helping Government deliver maximum impact for UK …
UIN: HLWS652 My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Dominic Raab), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:On 29 August, shortly before the inauguration of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Develo...