HIV/AIDS (Hansard, 24 July 2000)

§ Mr. Streeter
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of the current multilateral budget funding HIV/AIDS programmes will be principally directed towards Africa. [131619]

§ Clare Short
It is not possible to identify statistically how our contributions to the core funding of multilateral organisations involved in tackling HIV/AIDS is allocated. Obviously the major effort of most international organisations working on HIV/AIDS is being devoted to Africa.

§ Mr. Streeter
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the total amounts spent by her Department on HIV/AIDS in each year since 1992. [131616]

§ Clare Short
[holding answer 20 July 2000]DFTD' s total expenditure on HIV/AIDS from 1992–93 to 1999–2000 was as follows:

£ million

1992–93 15

1993–94 30

1994–95 35

1995–96 34

1996–97 41

1997–98 41

1998–99 43

1999–2000 55

The statistical system used excludes activities costing less than £100,000 and multilateral expenditure.

	£ million
1992–93	15
1993–94	30
1994–95	35
1995–96	34
1996–97	41
1997–98	41
1998–99	43
1999–2000	55