Source · Select Committees · Scottish Affairs Committee
Recommendation 119
119
Acknowledged
The Chancellor has said that sticking rigidly to the ODA target was difficult to justify...
Conclusion
The Chancellor has said that sticking rigidly to the ODA target was difficult to justify under current economic circumstances but that he intended to return to 0.7% “when the fiscal situation allows”.271
Government response summary AI-generated
The government reiterates its commitment, made at the Spending Review 2021, to return ODA funding to 0.7% of GNI by 2024/25, conditional on the fiscal situation allowing, and highlights an increase in R&D ODA spend.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 27 April 2022. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗