Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact of the freeze on funding for the United States Agency for International Development and cuts to UK development aid on humanitarian problems globally; and what is their assessment of the risk of starvation as a result.

We are currently working to assess the implications of the US funding pause across development sectors, geographic regions and multilateral organisations. We are gathering information and working with other donor partners to share analysis of the pause.

The UK is reducing UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5 percent of gross national income (GNI) to 0.3 percent in 2027 to support increased spending on defence to 2.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) from April 2027. The Prime Minister has been clear that the UK faces a period of profound change, with conflicts overseas undermining security and prosperity at home The Government will continue to play a key humanitarian role, including in Ukraine, in Gaza and in Sudan.