Official Development Assistance 2020-07-06
2020-07-06
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Chamberlain inquires about the Ministry of Defence's official development assistance spending.
The Ministry of Defence is forecast to spend £5.58 million on official development assistance in 2020. Given that a review is ongoing regarding departmental contributions, can the Minister outline what discussions he has had with the Foreign Secretary about ensuring transparency and scrutiny for any official development assistance programming?
The hon. Lady is exactly right. Development and security sit hand in hand, and as such we are looking at where development activity is essential to the security function our armed forces provide overseas. We will be making the case for that spending to remain unchanged.
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