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Written question asked by Lisa Nandy (Labour) on Thursday, 18 April 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 April 2024. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 May 2024 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Humanitarian Aid

Question

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of whether the provisional official development assistance spend of £888 million of bilateral aid towards humanitarian assistance in 2023 is sufficient to meet the International Development Strategy Commitment to spend £3 billion on humanitarian funding over the next three years.

Answer

As set out in my [the Deputy Foreign Secretary's] 30 March 2023 Written Ministerial Statement (https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-03-30/HCWS705), we continue to work towards our spending targets where funding allows, including on humanitarian. The White Paper on International Development commits us to spending £1 billion on humanitarian need in 2024-25.

The UK's humanitarian spending figures for three years will not be available until after the end of 2024-25.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
22546
Session
2023-24
Related items
FCDO Programme Allocations
Thursday, 30 March 2023
Written statements
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Development aid Humanitarian aid
Link
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