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Development Aid: Water

Asked by Dr Caroline JohnsonConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 13 June 2025UIN 56303

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has plans to increase the level of funding available for water, sanitation and hygiene programmes.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

The UK is committed to action on Global Health, including water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as part of our development partnerships. Current UK bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend on WASH totalled £37 million in 2023, and we continue to support WASH through our multilateral spend, estimated to have been approximately £79 million in 2022.

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