A question on #Pakistan #DevelopmentAid tabled by Rupert Lowe on 17-04-2025 has been answered by Mr Hamish Falconer.

Heading: Pakistan: Development Aid
Question ID: 1794981
UIN: 46313
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-17
Asking Member ID: 5158
Asking Member display name: Rupert Lowe
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment (a) of the potential merits of cancelling all foreign aid to Pakistan and (b) with the Secretary of State for the Home Department of the potenti
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Date answered: 2025-05-09
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Answering Member ID: 5148
Answering Member display name: Mr Hamish Falconer
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Answer text: The UK has transitioned from a traditional aid relationship with Pakistan to a mutually beneficial partnership which underpins UK national interests, including working with Pakistan to tackle irregular migration, terrorism and organised crime. Some of the...
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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