HC Deb 22 March 1999 vol 328 c1W
Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list all bilateral aid to each of the dependent territories in(a) 1995–96, (b) 1996–97 and (c) 1997–98. [78037]

Clare Short

UK Bilateral Gross Public Expenditure on Aid (GPEX) to UK Overseas Territories in the specified years was as follows:

£000
1995–96 1996–97 1997–98
Anguilla 1,810 1,367 2,520
Bermuda 30 57 30
British Virgin Islands 678 1,096 604
Cayman Islands 46 26 13
Falkland Islands 19 4 2
Gibraltar 118 163 192
Montserrat 6,568 14,452 38,317
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,788 3,198 2,569
St. Helena and Dependencies 9,267 7,991 8,765
Pitcairn Islands 203 160 76
Total, UK Overseas Territories 21,527 28,513 53,087

People in residential care homes by age, local authority supported residents and income support claimants with preserved rights in residential care
People in residential care Local Authority supported residents Income support claimants1
Age band 31 March 1996 31 March 1996 31 March 1998 February 1996 August 1998
18–64 59,983 37,047 43,396 37,000 32,000
65–74 27,420 13,655 14,949 10,000 8,000
75–84 82,503 42,595 48,095 18,000 10,000
85 and over 130,358 59,867 73,100 30,000 17,000
1 Numbers do not include claimants in nursing homes or those income support claimants who are paid a residential allowance and have their fees met by the local authority or themselves.

Source:

DH annual statistical returns (RAC5, SR1) and DSS Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry