Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 64500

Defence: Finance

Tabled: 2 July 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025
Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June to Question 62275 on Defence: Finance, whether the FCDO contribution referred to will be included in the Defence budget in 2028.

Answer

Catherine West
A proportion of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) non-Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme spend will contribute to the UK NATO target across the Spending Review period. This spend will be part of the FCDO budget, not the Defe...
ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 64500) →