The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 10th October 2022:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how much UK overseas aid they provided to Sudan in (1) 2017, (2) 2018, (3) 2019, (4) 2020, and (5) 2021.
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con): The UK provided the following amounts of humanitarian aid to Sudan:
- Financial Year (FY) 2017/2018 – £26.2 million
- FY 2018/2019 – £67.5 million
- FY 2019/2020 – £60.2 million
- FY 2020/2021 – £65.9 million
- FY 2021/2022 – £27.7 million
In light of the 25 October coup, the UK has paused all financial assistance to the Sudanese authorities, with the exception of humanitarian aid. We will continue to carefully review our assistance to Sudan as the situation develops.
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