Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Friday, 23 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 January 2026 (named day). It was answered by Chris Elmore (Labour) on Friday, 30 January 2026 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Development Aid: Corruption and Maladministration

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of changes in levels of (a) maladministration and (b) corruption involved in the onsite distribution of the overseas aid budget between 2020 and 2025.

Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) actively monitors and manages fraud, bribery, corruption and error risks across its Official Development Assistance (ODA) portfolio through a range of controls, reporting mechanisms and ongoing risk assessments. Available estimates in this area can be found in the section on fraud at pages 167-169 of the FCDO's 2024/25 Annual Report and Accounts, and in equivalent sections in previous years' reports.

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