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Development Aid: National Security

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 17 November 2025UIN 88260

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of Official Development Assistance-funded programmes in countering (a) disinformation and (b) destabilisation efforts by hostile states in (i) general and (ii) the Western Balkans.

Answered by Chris Elmore

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office keeps all aspects of its Official Development Assistance programmes under review to ensure the maximum impact on our objectives, in consultation with other government departments and a wide range of other stakeholders.

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