Foreign aid can go only to countries where gross national income is up to £11,000 per person - in the Bahamas it is £24,000 . Credit: Getty Images - Getty
Several hundred Brits are feared among at least 70,000 made homeless. The death toll stands at 43 but thousands are still reported missing.
However foreign aid can go only to countries where gross national income is up to £11,000 per person. In the Bahamas it is £24,000.
But aid cash has previously been earmarked for projects such as the Ethiopian Spice Girls.
Tory MP Peter Bone said: “The Government should pay out of the aid budget. It’s absurd.”
James Roberts, of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: “It’s barmy. If we insist on spending taxpayers’ cash on international development, emergency aid after a hurricane is a good place to start.” Read more >>