HL Deb 05 November 1996 vol 575 cc50-1WA
Lord Judd

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What percentage of their official bilateral governmental overseas aid in each of the years 1988–89 to 1995–96 inclusive was spent on; (a) education as a whole (b) primary education (c) secondary education (d) tertiary education and (e) health.

Lord Chesham

The percentage of the total ODA bilateral aid programme, allocable by sector, spent on education and health in the years 1988–89 to 1995–96 is presented in the following table:

There will be some under reporting in the categories primary, secondary and tertiary education. Because some projects are classified as general education they are too wide ranging to fall into specific categories. These projects will contain elements that fall into the other categories but which cannot be separated out.

Education Percentage of which Primary1 Percentage of which Secondary Percentage of which Tertiary Percentage of which Other Percentage Health Percentage
1988–89 18 0 2 2 14 6
1989–90 19 1 2 3 13 8
1990–91 18 1 2 4 11 8
1991–92 18 1 2 6 9 8
1992–93 17 2 2 4 9 8
1993–94 17 2 1 5 9 10
1994–95 18 1 1 6 10 12
Notes:
1995–96 figures are not available.
1 Primary/Basic comprises primary education, primary teacher training, nursery schools, adult education and literacy, and non-formal education.

Secondary includes secondary education and secondary teacher training.

Tertiary includes higher education, Universities, University libraries, tertiary technical institution, technical teacher training, technical education, research and scientific, and distance learning.

Other includes general education, materials and curriculum development, inspection and management, education buildings, educational equipment and materials and general engineering.

These figures do not include expenditure on other forms of training or training in other sectors.

Lord Judd

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What percentage of their official bilateral governmental overseas aid in each of the years 1988–89 to 1995–96 inclusive was spent on; (a) Education and (b) Health.

Lord Chesham

The percentage of the total ODA Bilateral Aid Programme, allocable by sector, spent on Education and Health in the years 1988–89 to 1995–96 is presented in the table below:

Education Percentage Health Percentage
1988–89 18 6
1989–90 19 8
1990–91 18 8
1991–92 18 8
1992–93 17 8
1993–94 17 10
1994–95 18 12

Notes:

(i) Source: British Aid Statistics 1994–95.

(ii) 1995–96 figures are not yet available.