Development Aid
Commons · Question 33815 · Tabled 25 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Ayoub Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed reduction of the international development budget on the UK's soft power.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 4 Mar 2025
The decision to reduce the UK's international development budget was not taken lightly and is a reflection of the extraordinary security challenge the world currently finds itself facing, specifically on Ukraine. Establishing a Soft Power Council reflects...