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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Solar Power

Commons · Question 125925 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

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Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what value for money assessment her Department has made of the expenditure of £14 million on the solar panel project in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Answered by Chris Elmore, 20 Apr 2026

In the press release issued to mark the launch of British International Investment (BII) by the former Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in November 2021, the previous government specifically stated: "[This] builds on the Prime Minister's commitments at CO...