Development Aid

(asked on 27th February 2025) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria will used to decide which funding will be removed to ensure that the cut of the aid budget to 0.3 per cent is reached.


Answered by
Baroness Chapman of Darlington Portrait
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 11th March 2025

The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending Review based on various factors including impact assessments.

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