Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 46313

Pakistan: Development Aid

Tabled: 17 April 2025

Answered: 9 May 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment (a) of the potential merits of cancelling all foreign aid to Pakistan and (b) with the Secretary of State for the Home Department of the potenti

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK has transitioned from a traditional aid relationship with Pakistan to a mutually beneficial partnership which underpins UK national interests, including working with Pakistan to tackle irregular migration, terrorism and organised crime. Some of the...

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