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registered interest false more like this
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HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Overseas Aid more like this
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department takes to ensure that UK Official Development Assistance not spent under the provisions of the International Development Act 2002 is spent in a way that is likely to contribute to a reduction in poverty. more like this
tabling member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-10-31more like thismore than 2017-10-31
answer text <p>The UK Aid Strategy, published in November 2015 (CM 9163), is clear that the government shapes all of its ODA spending according to the four strategic objectives set out in the strategy. All four of these strategic objectives support poverty reduction and all are aligned with the UK national interest. The Aid Strategy also commits the UK to drive progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, which have the eradication of poverty as their central objective.</p><p> </p><p>In order to qualify as ODA, all expenditure must meet the eligibility criteria established by the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Norfolk more like this
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-31T14:40:54.03Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-31T14:40:54.03Z
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label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
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label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle more like this