Bishop of St Albans asks about aid to Bangladesh in support of Rohingya refugees

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 12th December 2023:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 27 November (HL485), how much the UK donated in aid to the Rohingya response in Bangladesh in (1) 2017, (2) 2018, (3) 2019, (4) 2020, (5) 2021, and (6) 2022.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con, Foreign Office): The UK is a leading donor to the Rohingya response in Bangladesh, providing over £373 million in humanitarian support for the crisis since 2017. In the years requested, the UK has provided the following funding:

2017-2018 – £51.8 million

2018-2019 – £63.9 million

2019-2020 – £112.5 million

2020-2021 – £65.5 million

2021-2022 – £36.6 million

2022-2023 – £20.2 million.

Given unprecedented global humanitarian need, the UK has adjusted annual allocations for specific crises, including the Rohingya. The UK will return to the 0.7 per cent ODA/GNI target as soon as the fiscal situation allows.

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