Defence and Diplomatic Relations: Finance
Commons · Question 60522 · Tabled 17 Jun 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment she has made of the adequacy of the amount of funding available for (a) diplomacy in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and (b) defence in the Ministry of Defence.
Answer
Answered by Darren Jones, 25 Jun 2025
Both the MOD and FCDO have recently had future budgets confirmed through Spending Review 25, where Government priorities are considered in the round. Whilst the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has seen ODA reductions, they have been fu...