Official Development Assistance

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:07 pm on 26 November 2020.

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Photo of Jerome Mayhew Jerome Mayhew Conservative, Broadland 1:07, 26 November 2020

One of the most shocking parts of the Chancellor’s statement yesterday was that we will borrow £396 billion this year alone, with a further £369 billion to come by 2023. Given the truly parlous state of our public finances, does my right hon. Friend agree that the temporary cut to our foreign aid budget, deeply regrettable as it is, is a necessary reflection of our altered circumstances and is needed, frankly, to keep our aid spending in line with our taxpayers’ priorities?