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Development Aid: Space Technology

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 23 January 2025UIN 24120

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will end aid spending to countries which have a space programme.

Answered by Anneliese Dodds

We are committed to taking a modern approach to international development and to using our Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending to achieve better development outcomes as part of a coherent international approach, with a strong focus on poverty reduction and accelerating progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Over the coming months, Ministers will decide 2025/26 ODA allocations to lay the foundations for our ODA spending in future years. These will be published in the next Annual Report and Accounts.

The next phase of the Spending Review will set departmental budgets from 2026/27 to 2029/30.

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