Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 102124

Commonwealth Secretariat: Finance

Tabled: 2 January 2026

Answered: 9 January 2026

Question

Adam Jogee

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the financial contributions made by a) Australia, b) New Zealand, c) Canada and d) India to the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Answer

Chris Elmore

The UK is the largest donor to Commonwealth institutions and their programmes. We support reform of the Commonwealth Secretariat to help place the organisation on a more sustainable financial footing and encourage member states to contribute as appropriat...

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