Defence: Development Aid

(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026, to Question 124889 on Defence: Development Aid, whether it remains his policy to spend 100 percent of the reduction in the Official Development Assistance budget on defence in (a) 2026/27, (b) 2027/28 and (c) 2028/29.


Answered by
Lucy Rigby Portrait
Lucy Rigby
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 4th September 2026

100 percent of the reduction in the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will be spent on defence in all of the years referenced.

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