Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury
Do not reduce the overseas aid budget (from 0.7% GDP)
Closed
5,264 signatures
What the petition asks
There are suggestions that the Government is planning to reduce its commitment to giving 0.7% of GDP as overseas aid. We want to keep this foreign aid commitment, and maintain this country's proud record in helping the world's poor.
Helping the world's poor is an ethical imperative for a relatively rich country that consumes more than its share of the world's resources - it should continue to give some of these to help the development of the poorest - in both practical and monetary ways. All the world's religions and indeed humanists stress the ethical importance of this.
Furthermore, this is in the long term interest of the UK. Not addressing these problems will rebound back to the UK - we are a part of the world.
Furthermore, this is in the long term interest of the UK. Not addressing these problems will rebound back to the UK - we are a part of the world.
Timeline
| 26 Nov 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 May 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
5,264
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
26 Nov 2020
Closed
26 May 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.