Sub-Saharan Africa: Drinking Water
Commons · Question 5307 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of overseas aid on the provision of clean drinking water in Sub-Saharan Africa in the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Chris Elmore, 4 Jun 2026
It is estimated that access to safely managed water services in Sub-Saharan Africa increased from 30 per cent in 2020 to 32 per cent in 2024, supported by overseas development assistance from the UK, other individual countries, and multilateral organisati...