§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much United Kingdom overseas aid is devoted to each of the 10 countries his Department estimates to be the poorest in the world. [17435]
§ Dr. Liam FoxIn 1995–96, the UK provided over £175 million in bilateral development assistance to the world's 10 poorest countries, as defined by GNP per capita in the 1996 world development report. This figure, which represents about 13 per cent. of the bilateral assistance programme, breaks down as follows—figures rounded up/down:
£ million Uganda 39.98 Malawi 35.71 Tanzania 29.72 Ethiopia 25.72 Mozambique 22.03 Rwanda 11.95 Sierra Leone 8.69 Burundi 0.79 Madagascar 0.64 Chad 0.11 Total 175.60 These countries also benefit from the UK's substantial contributions to the multilateral development institutions. Imputed UK share of multilateral disbursements to the countries listed totalled over £163 million in 1994, the last year for which figures are available.