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 Doughty
On 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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