§ Sir Irvine PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the 10 countries receiving the largest amounts of United Kingdom aid in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [4831]
§ Dr. Liam FoxThe 10 countries receiving the largest amounts of development assistance in each of the last three years are as follows:
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£ million 1993–94 India 102 Bangladesh 55 Former Yugoslavia 152 Zambia 48 Pakistan 44 Zimbabwe 41 Uganda 40 Indonesia 35 Mozambique 35 China 34 1994–95 India 100 Pakistan 80 Bangladesh 56 Zambia 56 Indonesia 51 Uganda 47 Former Yugoslavia 146 Rwanda 45 Malawi 41 Zimbabwe 35 1995–96 India 99 Bangladesh 48 Former Yugoslavia 138 Indonesia 38
£million Malawi 33 China 33 Uganda 32 Pakistan 32 Russia 31 Zambia 29 1Excluding technical co-operation to Slovenia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. At £2,154 million in 1996–97, British development assistance makes a substantial contribution to reducing poverty and promoting sustainable development. An increasing proportion of ODA's bilateral budget is concentrated on the poorest countries in Africa and south Asia who need assistance the most and can make the best use of it.
Budget line Title 1993 1994 1995 1996 B7-6000 (was B7-5010) Community contributions towards schemes concerning developing countries carried out by NGOs 135,000,000 ecu (£105,592,491) 145,000,000 ecu (£113,414,157) 162,500,000 ecu (£127,102,072) 174,000,000 ecu (£136,096,989) B7-610 (was B7-5031) Separate Budget Line for training and promotion of awareness on developing issues 2,000,000 ecu (£1,564,333) 2,000,000 ecu (£1,564,333) 3,000,000 ecu (£2,346,500) 4,000,000 ecu (£3,128,666) B7-631 (was B7-5050) Aid for population policies and programmes in developing countries 4,000,000 ecu (£3,128,666) 5,000,000 ecu (£3,910,833) 6,000,000 ecu (£4,692,999) 7,000,000 ecu (£5,475,166) B7-6211 (was B7-5046) Health programme and the fight against HIV/AIDS in developing countries 10,000,000 ecu (£7,821,666) 12,500,000 ecu (£9,777,082) 12,500,000 ecu (£9,777,082) 15,000,000 ecu (£11,732,499)
§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funding was allocated for how many and for which projects for(a) B7-5010, co-financing of development projects carried out by non-governmental organisations and public awareness campaigns, (b) B7-5050, aid for population policies and programmes in developing countries and (c) B7-5046, the fight against AIDS in developing countries European Union budget lines in each year since 1993; and which NGOs and agencies are responsible for implementing these projects. [4897]