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Petition · past parliament

To hold a referendum on whether or not to we continue to pay Foreign Aid

Closed 13 signatures

What the petition asks

The government debated, loosely, the merits of foreign aid payments as a fixed percentage of GDP back in mid 2016. This decision needs to be taken out of the hands of government and put into the hands of the people via a referendum. Circa £12bn per year is at stake to public services.
Stop spending a fixed 0.7 per cent slice of our national wealth on Foreign Aid

Timeline

8 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Closed
Opened 8 Mar 2017
Closed 2 May 2017

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