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FCDO Main Estimates Memorandum 2026 to 2027
This memorandum explains the changes in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) budgets as part of HM Treasury’s 2026 to 2027 Main Estimates.
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This memorandum gives further explanation of the FCDO’s entry in HM Treasury’s 2026 to 2027 Main Estimates presented to Parliament on 29 April 2026.
The estimate memorandum is divided into 3 sections:
- FCDO objectives, budgets, main areas of spending and drivers for changes in spending
- detail on budget changes presented in the Main Estimate, in particular additional funding from the Treasury, funding returned to the Treasury and budget transfers between central government departments
- how FCDO spending relates to performance against priorities and also gives details of major FCDO projects
There is a separate memorandum for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Overseas Superannuation. The Overseas Superannuation Account is voted for separately by Parliament because it is deemed for supply purposes to be a department in its own right.
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Published 29 April 2026