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Development Aid: Nutrition

Asked by James NaishLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 4 September 2025UIN 71628

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any nutrition programmes have had their budget reduced in 2025-26.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

The 2025 Spending Review has confirmed the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office's (FCDO) Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget for 2025-26. With the overall reductions to ODA budgets across the Department, there has been some impact to the central nutrition budget but decisions across Posts are yet to be finalised. The FCDO will be able to assess the financial impact of this spending review on nutrition-related spend in 2027 once nutrition-related spend data is consolidated.

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