UK aid to Pakistan a major recipient examined
18 November 2021
The International Development Committee is holding the final evidence session of its inquiry into UK aid to Pakistan. The Committee, which scrutinises the UK aid budget on behalf of Parliament, will welcome the Minister of State for South Asia, Lord Ahmad, to answer questions - along with a senior official from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
- Watch Parliament TV: UK aid to Pakistan
- Inquiry: UK aid to Pakistan
- International Development Committee
Purpose of the Session
Between 2014 and 2019 Pakistan was the single largest recipient of bilateral (direct) UK foreign development aid. But in 2020 the country fell to seventh place in the UK aid recipient table, having experienced the largest single country cut in aid that was part of the worldwide reduction in the UK development budget.
The purpose of the question-and-answer session on 23 November is to:
- learn about the effects of UK aid to Pakistan - as well as the impact of the cuts;
- understand the FCDO’s strategy in the country; and
- learn about the geopolitics of the region and how this influences UK development aid.
Witnesses
Tuesday 23 November 2021
At 3.45pm
- Lord Ahmad, Minister of State for South Asia, the United Nations and the Commonwealth at the FCDO and the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict
- Annabel Gerry, Development Director (Pakistan) at the FCDO
Further information
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