Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department plans to spend through multilateral development banks in the next three years; how much her Department spent through such banks in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

The table below shows DFID’s spend on core contributions to multilateral development banks in the last five financial years.

(£ Thousands)

Spending plans for the next five years will be determined following the outcome of the Spending Review allocation to DFID and the subsequent business planning exercise.