§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what percentage of her departmental budget was channelled directly to Governments in the developing world in the last three years; [105730]
(2) what percentage of her departmental budget was spent through the private sector in the last 12 months; [105731]
(3) what proportion of her departmental budget was spent through non-Governmental organisations in the last 12 months. [105732]
§ Mr. FoulkesThe latest available figures are for the 1998–99 financial year. In that year, we estimate that bilateral aid expenditure was as follows:
Channel Percentage of 1998–99 bilateral expenditure Governments 37 Private sector 47 NGOs 16