Africa: Development Aid
Commons · Question 1979 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 28 May 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2026 (HCWS1425), what assessment she has made of the reduction in ODA allocated to Africa from £818 million in 2026-
Answer
Answered by Chris Elmore, 28 May 2026
In order to fund an essential increase in defence spending, this Government has taken the difficult decision to reduce the UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget to the equivalent of 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income by 2027.While the share o...