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Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 July 2025

Debate

Official Development Assistance

Contribution

ODA is not being spent on the Chagos deal, as the noble Earl should know; I have told him about four times. We inherited a situation in which about one-third of the ODA budget was spent on in-donor refugee costs, and I think that is disgraceful. I want to see that percentage reduced. The Home Office has reduced costs by around one-third over the last year, but ODA pays for only the first year of it, so they need to go a lot further to keep me happy—but, trust me, they are motivated.

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