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<p>The International Development Secretary has had ongoing discussion with key stakeholders
during the review of ODA spending in 2020. She has worked with Cabinet colleagues
throughout the HMG review to identify savings in this year's ODA budget. This involved
participating in the meetings chaired by the First Secretary of State to oversee the
review, and contributing to the final session of the review with the First Secretary
of State and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. She wrote to all DFID private sector
and civil society suppliers in May and published a statement on 1 June announcing
that DFID would have to pause any new work given the GNI context. Following the outcome
of the ODA savings exercise, the First Secretary of State has written to key suppliers
to inform them about the outcome. This has been published on DFID's supplier portal,
making it available to all DFID's suppliers. Regular and structured engagement was
put in place with leading NGOs and CSOs, led by Baroness Sugg and DFID Permanent Secretary
Nick Dyer to discuss prioritisation of aid spending during the review. A recent meeting
with a number of CSOs took place on the 24 July, led by Baroness Sugg, which covered
the conclusions of the review process.</p>
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