Africa: Overseas Aid

(asked on 9th March 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Commonwealth Secretariat on proposed UK aid reductions to Commonwealth countries in Africa in advance of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali later in 2021.


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James Duddridge Portrait
James Duddridge
This question was answered on 12th March 2021

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Ministers are currently working with department officials to finalise ODA budget allocations for the next financial year, guided by the seven strategic priorities. Final decisions have not yet been made, including on individual programmes.

The FCDO is in frequent contact with the Commonwealth Secretariat on the full breadth of issues of relevance to Commonwealth member states.

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