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Written question asked by Lord Rana (Crossbench) on Monday, 14 December 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 December 2015. It was answered by Baroness Verma (Conservative) on Monday, 21 December 2015 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


India: Overseas Aid

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of India regarding the termination of UK aid to India in 2016.

Answer

In November 2012, the Secretary of State for International Development announced the UK would end our programme of financial aid grants to India by the end of 2015. That is exactly what we are doing. We will responsibly fulfil commitments to existing financial grant aid projects – all of which will be completed by end of 2015 – after which we will only provide support in the form of private sector expertise and technical assistance.


The post-2015 transition plan was agreed in 2012 following extensive consultation with the Government of India (GoI), and has been reviewed annually with the GoI, including most recently in October 2015.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4557
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Development aid India
Link
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