Sub-Saharan Africa: Development Aid
Commons · Question 26800 · Tabled 28 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by David Mundell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his sub-Saharan Africa aid policies of the US State Department's decision to halt nearly all foreign assistance
Answer
Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 10 Feb 2025
The UK notes the US decision to pause foreign aid funding for 3 months, pending a review. This is a matter for the US. Progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals requires collective action, and the UK will continue to work with all international pa...