Angola (Hansard, 25 February 2002)

§ Tony Baldry
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development for what reason humanitarian assistance to Angola has fallen by one third over the last year. [37084]

§ Clare Short
The levels of DFID humanitarian assistance provided to Angola in recent years have depended on the nature of requests put to us, and also on competing claims for our resources elsewhere in the continent.

September 1998 to March 1999 April 1999 to March 2000 April 2000 to March 2001 April 2001 to January 2002 Totals

Number of first class journeys by rail 737 2,037 1,712 1,448 5,934

As percentage of all rail journeys 61.72 66.87 52.59 51.75 57.65

Average cost of first class journey (£) 133.18 103.88 121.28 160.71 126.41

Total cost of all rail travel (£) 111,995.18 245,661.61 244,868.22 275,987.55 878,512.56

§ Mr. Burstow
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many new entrants to the Civil Service were employed in her Department in each of the last five years; and how many in each year were aged 50 and over. [36496]

§ Clare Short
The information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

	September 1998 to March 1999	April 1999 to March 2000	April 2000 to March 2001	April 2001 to January 2002	Totals
Number of first class journeys by rail	737	2,037	1,712	1,448	5,934
As percentage of all rail journeys	61.72	66.87	52.59	51.75	57.65
Average cost of first class journey (£)	133.18	103.88	121.28	160.71	126.41
Total cost of all rail travel (£)	111,995.18	245,661.61	244,868.22	275,987.55	878,512.56