Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending for 2020: First Secretary of State's letter
Dominic Raab updated the chairs of 3 parliamentary committees on how the government will continue to meet the 0.7% Gross National Income spending commitment for ODA.
Writing to to the chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the International Relations and Defence Committee and the International Development Committee, First Secretary of State Dominic Raab set out an update on the government’s commitment to ODA spending. The letter explained the government’s plans on how we will ensure we continue to meet our 0.7% Gross National Income (GNI) spending commitment for ODA.
The First Secretary of State has chaired a review of the ODA budget. In view of the potential shrinkage in our economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a decrease in the value of the 0.7% commitment, the government has identified a £2.9 billion package of reductions in our planned ODA spend so we can proceed prudently for the remainder of 2020.