A question on #DevelopmentAid tabled by Baroness Hodgson of Abinger on 12-04-2025 has been answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington.

Heading: Development Aid
Question ID: 1794077
UIN: HL6643
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-04-12
Asking Member ID: 4301
Asking Member display name: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the announcement that overseas aid spending will be reduced to 0.3 per cent of gross national income (GNI) from 2027, what percentage of GNI will be spent on (1) overseas projects and (2) projects on gender
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Date answered: 2025-04-29
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Answering Member ID: 3972
Answering Member display name: Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Answering Member handle: JennyChapman
Answering Member Twitter reference: @JennyChapman
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Answer text: The Government is committed to ensuring that asylum costs fall and has already acted. The Government has taken measures to reduce the asylum backlog, reform the asylum accommodation system to end the use of expensive accommodation in the next Spending Rev...
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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