Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 66919

Development Aid: Drug Resistance

Tabled: 11 July 2025

Answered: 24 July 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of decision to close the Fleming Fund.

Answer

Stephen Doughty

To fund a necessary increase in defence spending, the Government has taken the decision to reduce our Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget to 0.3% of Gross National Income (GNI) by 2027. This reflects the world we live in and the threats our count...

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