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China: Development Aid

Commons · Question 20586 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Mike Wood

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 247, for what reason her Department provides Overseas Development Assistance to the Peopl

Answer

Answered by Kirsty McNeill, 8 Sep 2026

The UK stopped direct government-to-government aid to China in 2011. No Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding is provided to the Chinese authorities. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office aid allocation in China funds initiatives to d...