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USA: Development Aid

Asked by Preet Kaur GillLabour (Co-op)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 10 February 2025UIN 26954

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the pause in spending on (a) overseas development assistance and (b) humanitarian aid.

Answered by Anneliese Dodds

The Foreign Secretary had a call with his recently appointed US counterpart, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on 27 January. The readout is available here: [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/readout-foreign-secretary-meeting-with-us-secretary-of-state].

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