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Written question asked by Gareth Thomas (Labour) on Monday, 4 September 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 September 2017 (named day). It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Thursday, 7 September 2017 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Commonwealth: European Development Fund

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much each Commonwealth country receives from the EU Development Fund; whether the UK will continue to pay into the EU Development Fund after the UK leaves the EU; and if she will make a statement.

Answer

The EU’s 2016 Annual Report provides information by country, including Commonwealth countries, on disbursements from the European Development Fund (EDF) in 2015. The report can be found on the following link: https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/2016-annual-report-implementation-european-unions-instruments-financing-external-actions-2015-0_en

Each country’s current and future EDF allocations can be found in National Indicative Plans and Regional Indicative Plans on the European Commission’s development cooperation website: https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/countries-territories-and-regions-where-we-are-active_en

There will be no decisions on the future distribution of UK aid until the Government’s negotiations on exiting the EU have concluded. While the UK remains a member of the EU, our commitments to the European Development Fund continue unchanged.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
7873
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Commonwealth European Development Fund Brexit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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