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Written Question
Commonwealth: Overseas Aid
Monday 7th November 2016

Asked by: Lord Bowness (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much bilateral aid the UK has provided to individual Commonwealth countries in each of the last two years.

Answered by Lord Bates

In 2014 the UK spent £1,998 million of bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) in Commonwealth countries and £2,101 million in 2013.

The attached table provides a breakdown by individual Commonwealth country in 2013 and 2014.


Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Mar 2011
European Union Bill

"My Lords, my noble friend Lord Howell of Guildford introduced this Bill in such a reasonable manner that I feel churlish in being somewhat less than enthusiastic in my welcome for it. In looking for something to which I could give a small cheer, I suppose that, if the Government …..."
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