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DFID – DEVELOPMENT AID & THE FOREIGN OFFICE - 12 December 2012

DFID – DEVELOPMENT AID & THE FOREIGN OFFICE - 12 December 2012

Dr Julian Lewis: In his first answer, the Minister made reference to the contributions of other Departments. For the sake of clarity and for the benefit of those of us who think 0.7% is on the high side, will he confirm that the Foreign Office will make a significant contribution, given that so much of its work can be said to contribute to development?

[The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Mr Alan Duncan): In 2011, £958 million of the total of just over £8.5 billion came from other Government Departments and other areas outside DFID, such as debt relief and gift aid. DFID's contribution to UK official development assistance is set to stay at approximately 90% in 2013 and 2014.]