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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Monday, 20 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 May 2024. It was answered by David Rutley (Conservative) on Friday, 24 May 2024 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Cuba: Development Aid

Question

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how much official development assistance the UK has provided (a) bilaterally and (b) multilaterally to Cuba since 2010.

Answer

The table below shows (in £ thousands) UK's total bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided for Cuba from 2010-2022 (the latest year for which data has been published). The UK publishes further details of programme funding on DevTracker. The UK also spends ODA in the form of unearmarked contributions to multilateral organisations and there is bilateral spend to programmes which benefit multiple countries or regions. Some of this may benefit Cuba but it is not possible to provide a specific breakdown.

The UK has a long standing policy of engagement with Cuba. Our relationship allows us to collaborate positively in areas of mutual interest and to talk frankly on matters where our views differ.

Year

Total UK Bilateral ODA to Cuba (£ thousand)

2010

250

2011

166

2012

1,449

2013

1,096

2014

3,957

2015

1,329

2016

2,688

2017

4,351

2018

4,650

2019

2,090

2020

1,837

2021

1,476

2022

561

Source: Statistics for International Development

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
26942
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Development aid Cuba
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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