Written questions

Development Aid: Refugees

Commons · Question 24868 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 28 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the proportion of overseas development assistance that is spent on in-donor refugee costs.

Answer

Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 28 Jan 2025

We will use our development spending to achieve better outcomes as part of a coherent international approach, with a strong focus on poverty reduction and accelerating progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.The Home Secretary is committed to ensuri...