Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 33067
Development Aid
Tabled: 24 February 2025
Answered: 5 March 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of halving the foreign aid budget.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyOn Tuesday 25 February, Prime Minister announced that we will increase defence spending to 2.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2027; the security of the UK is the first duty of government.Doing so demands the difficult but necessary decision to reduce...
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