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USA: Development Aid

Commons · Question 26952 · Tabled 28 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 10 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Preet Kaur Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the pause in USAID spending.

Answer

Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 10 Feb 2025

The UK notes the US decision to pause new obligations of foreign aid funding for 3 months, pending a review and this is a matter for the US. Progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals requires collective action, and the UK will continue to work wit...