HC Deb 29 April 1993 vol 223 cc500-1W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what aid has been given to each organisation directed to helping human rights groups in South Africa in each of the past three years.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

[holding answer 22 April 1993]: The ambodia information is as follows.

Organisation Amount £
1990
National Institute for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of Offenders 8,069
Black Sash Advice Office 3,000
Butterworth Legal Resources Centre 2,000
Lawyers for Human Rights 3,128
1991
Advice Centres Association 10,800
Twilight Children 4,367
Social Development Centre 3,062
Kimberley Advice Office 1,089
National Institute for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of Offenders 2,570
Rwetelayakwanga Advice Office 1,233
National Institute for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of Offenders 11,685
Moletsane Advice Office 2,718
1992
Family Institute (child abuse and marital problems) 2,254
Phahameng Advice Office 3,900
Herschel Advice Office 1,440
National Institute for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of Offenders 38,000

In addition, Britain has supplied experts to support Mr. Justice Goldstone's investigations into incidents of violence and we are providing £50,000 for a human rights colloquium to be held in South Africa in September to look at the role of the judiciary in upholding human rights and ensuring government under law. Our entire aid programme in South Africa of over £10 million in 1992–93 is aimed at assisting the country's non-white citizens to play their rightful role in the economy and future government of the country.

Gini coefficients for the distribution of income at each stage of the tax-benefit system, 1977–1990 Households with and households without children
Gini coefficients (per cent.) 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 19901
Equivalised original income
Households with children 29 n/a 29 31 33 36 36 37 39 41 42 41 41 42
Households without children 50 n/a 51 51 52 53 54 54 54 55 55 55 53 55
All households 43 n/a 44 44 46 47 48 49 49 50 51 51 50 52
Equivalised gross income
Households with children 24 n/a 24 25 26 28 27 27 29 30 31 33 32 34
Households without children 32 n/a 32 33 34 33 34 33 34 35 37 38 37 40
All households 29 n/a 30 31 31 31 32 31 32 34 36 37 36 38
Equivalised disposal income
Households with children 23 n/a 22 24 25 26 25 24 26 28 29 31 31 32
Households without children 29 n/a 29 30 30 29 30 29 30 32 34 36 35 38
All households 27 n/a 27 28 28 28 28 28 29 31 33 35 34 36
Equivalised post-tax income
Households with children 26 n/a 25 27 28 30 28 27 29 32 33 35 35 37
Households without children 30 n/a 30 32 32 31 33 32 33 36 38 40 38 42
All households 29 n/a 29 30 31 31 31 30 32 35 36 38 37 40
1 Includes Company car benefit.

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