Ukraine Recovery Conference

Debate between Baroness Williams of Trafford and Baroness Northover

Monday 15th May 2023 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)]

My Lords, it is the turn of the Liberal Democrat Benches and then we will hear from my noble friend.

[Baroness Northover (LD)]

I thank the noble Baroness. Reconstruction in Ukraine, which counts as ODA, will clearly be vital, but is the Minister aware of current estimates that, in 2022, almost 30% of the UK’s aid budget was used to support Ukrainian refugees? Given the pressures of conflict, climate change, food crises and migration, will our aid budget increase, or will the Government—as the Australians do—count support for Ukraine as outside the aid budget?