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Written question asked by Lord Bates (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 December 2025. It was answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 2025 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Development Aid

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the cash total of official development assistance provided in each year from 2020 to 2025; and how much they plan to provide in each of 2026 and 2027.

Answer

The table shows Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided by the UK (2020 to 2024).

Year

Total UK ODA £ million

2020

14,477

2021

11,423

2022

12,786

2023

15,344

2024

14,082

Source: Statistics on International Development: Final UK ODA spend 2024

Provisional figures for 2025 will be published in Spring 2026 and final figures will be published in Autumn 2026. Figures for 2026 will be published in 2027.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12776
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Development aid
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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