Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to charging the costs of assessing asylum claims and resettling refugees in the UK against their commitment to spent 0.7 per cent of GDP on aid and development.

Official Development Assistance (ODA), often referred to as overseas aid, is the internationally agreed criteria for funds provided to promote economic de-velopment and welfare.

The first twelve months of certain costs for refugees’ and asylum seekers are reported as ODA, helping us protect vulnerable people here in the UK who are escaping conflict and persecution.

The rules governing what expenditure is classified as ODA are set by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and not by the UK government