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EU Budget: Contributions

Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 5 February 2026UIN 109180

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, whether he plans to make additional financial contributions to the European Union as a consequence of the new provisions on Development and disaster cooperation.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

We have agreed to regular UK-EU dialogue on development issues and to seek to enhance our cooperation on international disaster and humanitarian response.The details of any agreements, including financial contributions, are subject to ongoing negotiations with the EU.

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