Lord Bates corrected a written answer on Overseas Aid
Lord Stoddart of Swindon (Independent Labour, Life peer) asked written question HL5443 on 6 February 2018. Lord Bates answered on 15 February 2018 for the Department for International Development, and Lord Bates corrected the answer on 15 February 2018. The corrected text adds the figures 11.4, 11.7, 12.1, 13.4, 8.5, 8.6, which the original did not give. Altogether 94 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total amount spent on overseas aid, including UK aid administered by the EU, between 2010 and 2017.
Original and corrected answer
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| | | | | | | | The total amount of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) between 2010 and 2016, including UK aid administered by the EU is shown in the table below. Preliminary ODA spend figures for 2017 will be available in the spring in Statistics on International Development. Table: Total UK ODA and UK ODA through the EU, 2010 to 2016 Year | Total UK ODA, £ billion 2010 | 8.5 2011 | 8.6 2012 | 8.8 2013 | 11.4 2014 | 11.7 2015 | 12.1 2016 | 13.4 Source: Statistics on International Development |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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