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Development Aid

Asked by Aphra BrandrethConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 2 October 2025UIN 75823

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the overseas aid budget is spent domestically.

Answered by Chris Elmore

I refer the Honourable Member to the figures here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-final-uk-oda-spend-2024.

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