Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral evidence given by the Minister of State (Development and Africa) to International Development Committee on 6 December, HC 891, whether the funds committed to the East Africa region in humanitarian aid will be subject to the cuts referenced by the Minister in this financial year.

The UK is a sizeable humanitarian donor to East Africa. We are committed to supporting communities affected by crises, and humanitarian support comprises a major component of our Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) budgets across East Africa. We are committed to transparency with the public and predictability with our partners and we intend to provide an update on planned ODA allocations and humanitarian commitments this financial year in due course.