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Defence: Development Aid

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 124889

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 26 March 2026 to question 123096 on Defence: Development Aid, how much of the reduction in the development budget will be spent on defence in (a) 2026/27, (b) 2027/28 and (c) 2028/29.

Answered by James Murray

100 percent of the reduction in the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will be spent on defence in all of the years referenced.

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