Written Question·Treasury·UIN 60522

Defence and Diplomatic Relations: Finance

Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment she has made of the adequacy of the amount of funding available for (a) diplomacy in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and (b) defence in the Ministry of Defence.

Answer

Darren Jones
Both the MOD and FCDO have recently had future budgets confirmed through Spending Review 25, where Government priorities are considered in the round. Whilst the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has seen ODA reductions, they have been fu...

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