Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on reallocating more of the UK’s SDRs for development objectives.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs work together closely on foreign policy and development finance objectives.
On SDR channelling specifically, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 6 March to Question 153706 to the Hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Mr. Byrne).