Petition · past parliament
Scrap the 0.7% GDP target for Foreign Aid spending.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
We believe that the 0.7% GDP target for Foreign Aid expenditure should be abolished. The money should be spent at home. It is utterly ridiculous that Foreign Aid expenditure is set to rise to £16bn by 2020. Spend the money in this country rather than abroad.
Recently, a Conservative council announced it was holding a referendum on increasing Council Tax by 15%. Yet the Government still insists on spending 0.7% GDP on Foreign Aid spending. We believe this target should be abolished, the Foreign Aid budget slashed and the money used to fund the NHS, Adult Social Care and increased expenditure on border controls. The Armed Forces should also be looked after. We should look after our own people first.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 29 Jan 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Jan 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Jan 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.