Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 122890

Defence: Expenditure

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Connor Naismith

LabourCrewe and Nantwich

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the decision to increase defence spending alongside a reduction in the international aid budget on spending priorities

Answer

Chris Elmore
I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 19 March outlining the UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations for the period up to 2028-29, and to the accompanying documents setting out the impact of t...

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