National Audit Office report on UK ODA spending shows government’s approach to aid budget is failing – Preet Gill

Responding to today’s National Audit Office
report on UK ODA spending, Labour’s Shadow Minister for International
Development, Preet Gill, said:

“It is clear that the government’s approach of spending huge chunks
of the aid budget through departments other than DFID is failing.

“The government needs to urgently step up transparency across all
departments to ensure every penny of our aid works towards eradicating
poverty overseas.

“Rather than using it to plug gaps in other departmental budgets,
Labour will put a freeze on the proportion of aid spent by departments
other than DFID.”