Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Government's proposed Withdrawal Agreement on her Department's future provision of Official Development Assistance.

Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK would honour its share of the total commitments made to the EU budget and off budget instruments during the period of our membership. This includes Official Development Assistance through the EU budget external action instruments and off-budget funds, such as the European Development Fund.

We remain committed to spending 0.7% of our national income on development assistance. In time, we will have more flexibility to consider how we use the proportion of our aid budget currently channelled through the EU on an annual basis. Where it makes sense, the UK remains open to working with the EU to maximise combined development impact in areas of our mutual interest.