PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Development Aid: Gift Aid (15 March 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was the total Official Development Assistance spend on Gift Aid was in 2020-21; and what allocation has been set for 2021-22.

Asked by:
Anna McMorrin (Labour)

Official Development Assistance (ODA) is reported on a calendar year basis. The FCDO National Statistics publication, 'Statistics on International Development', which is due to be published on 8 April, will provide a breakdown of high-level UK ODA spend for 2020, including the estimate of ODA eligible Gift Aid claimed by international development charities.

ODA eligible Gift Aid is determined by the estimated amount of Gift Aid claimed and then spent by charities on ODA eligible activities. As such, it does not have an allocated budget. ODA eligible Gift Aid spend for 2021 will be published in 'Statistics on International Development' in Spring 2022.

Answered by:
Nigel Adams (Conservative)
18 March 2021