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Does foreign aid benefit the UK, not only in terms of global reputation and moral responsibility, but also through increased trade, stronger diplomatic relationships, enhanced national security, and long‑term economic partnerships that can create jobs, open new markets, and support shared prosperity? Can carefully targeted development programmes help build stable institutions, reduce the drivers of conflict and migration, and foster growing consumer markets that later import UK goods and services? And as partner countries become more prosperous and resilient, does this in turn create a safer, more predictable international environment in which UK businesses can invest, innovate, and collaborate, ultimately reinforcing the UK’s influence, soft power, and role as a trusted global partner?