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Development Aid: Sanitation and Water

Asked by Dr Beccy CooperLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 6 November 2025UIN 86543

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support water and sanitation projects through Official Development Assistance.

Answered by Chris Elmore

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 17 September to question 75697. Further to the answer given, the latest consolidated Statistics for International Development, published in September 2025, shows that UK bilateral Official Development Assistance spent on water, sanitation and hygiene totalled £80 million in the 2024 calendar year.

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