Petition · past parliament
Reduce Foreign Aid spending to enable an increase in spending on Social Welfare.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
The UK is committed to spending 0.7% of its national income on overseas aid. It is ludicrous to give away this money, much of which goes to countries with corrupt governments or to ridiculous schemes, while we in the UK are suffering a breakdown of our own social services due to a lack of funding.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 9 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Feb 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.