Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 33815

Development Aid

Tabled: 25 February 2025

Answered: 4 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed reduction of the international development budget on the UK's soft power.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The decision to reduce the UK's international development budget was not taken lightly and is a reflection of the extraordinary security challenge the world currently finds itself facing, specifically on Ukraine. Establishing a Soft Power Council reflects...

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