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Petition · past parliament

Take money from the £11B foreign aid budget to help those flooded at home!

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK government has committed to spend £11 billion on foreign aid during 2016. Thousands of those in the North of the UK are suffering from awful loss in the floods, many uninsured because of prior floods. Help those in need at home first.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Reduce Foreign Aid budget and allocate more money for UK disasters.

Timeline

27 Dec 2015 Petition opened for signatures
29 Dec 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Dec 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.