Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 April 2021, FCDO update, HCWS 935, how many hours (a) he, (b) Ministers of his Department and (c) officials of his Department spent with (i) representatives of the Indian Government and (ii) UK diplomatic officials in post in India to consult with them on the new Official Development Assistance allocations for 2021-22 in advance of his Department taking decisions on those allocations.

It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.