{"value":{"id":1217469,"askingMemberId":4603,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2020-06-24T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2020-06-29T00:00:00","uin":"64277","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2020 to Question 61560, on what day was she given formal notice of  the merger of her Department with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.","answeringBodyId":20,"answeringBodyName":"Department for International Development","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4531,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2020-06-29T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>I am in regular contact with the Prime Minister and other ministers about how the UK allocates and spends ODA. Decisions on Machinery of Government changes are made by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister discussed the merger with both the Foreign Secretary and me ahead of his announcement in the House.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Department for International Development: Reorganisation","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1217469","method":"GET"}]}