Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether financial support for the Ukrainian people is from the existing aid budget at the reduced level that was set in 2021; and if she will make a statement.

The UK has committed £394 million in aid to the current crisis in Ukraine. This includes £220 million for humanitarian assistance; £100 million for energy security and reform and £74 million direct fiscal support through the World Bank. This will come from the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget this year and over the next three financial years. The ODA budget is currently set at 0.5% of GNI as per the Spending Review settlement announced in November 2021. The UK stands ready to provide $500 million in loan guarantees from ODA to support Multilateral Development Bank lending. The UK has also provided both ODA and non-ODA support for Ukraine through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF).