Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 122696
Development Aid: Climate Change
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 10 April 2026
Question
Rebecca Long Bailey
Labour — Salford
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the UK’s international climate finance is delivered as (a) grants and (b) loans; and what steps she is taking to ensure that financial support to countries
Answer
Stephen DoughtyBetween 2021/22 and 2025/26, 89 per cent of international climate finance (ICF3) was delivered as grants. We will continue to ensure grant finance delivered through ICF4 is targeted towards the most vulnerable.