| Heading: |
Development Aid |
| Question ID: |
1794078 |
| UIN: |
HL6644 |
| 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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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of proposed cuts to overseas aid spending, whether they plan to reduce the headcount of staff; and how they will ensure the necessary technical staff are retained to deliver on the UK’s commitments. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-30 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
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| Answering Member handle: |
JennyChapman
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JennyChapman
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| Answer text: |
As part of Phase 2 of the Spending Review, all departments are expected to meet savings and efficiencies of more than 5% of their Financial Year 2025-26 budgets by the end of the period (Financial Year 2028-29). Detail of these proposals will be confirmed... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |