§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will provide a breakdown of how money was spent by her Department in each year since 1998–99 on each programme listed in table 4 of annex 1 to the departmental report 2002 under the headings:(a) bilateral country and regional programmes, (b) middle east and north Africa, (c) south Asia, (d) east Africa and Pacific, (e) Asia regional, (f) Latin America and Caribbean, (g) Europe and Central Asia, (h) overseas territories, (i) conflict and humanitarian affairs, (j) research and economic policy, (k) education, (l) enterprise development, (m) health and population, (n) international trade, (o) private sector policy, (p) rural livelihoods and environmental policy, 716W (q)other non-country/regional specific programmes,(r) regional development banks and (s) the European Community Attribution programme. [71149]
§ Clare shortFurther information on expenditure against these programmes is given in tables 7–7.5 and 8 of the 2001 edition of "Statistics on International Development", a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. The expenditure comprises contractual payments, grants, core contributions and encashments of promissory notes.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will provide a breakdown of how money was spent by her Department in each year since 1998–99 on each programme listed in Table 2 of Annexe 1 of the departmental report 2002. [71150]
§ Clare shortDetails of the form of "bilateral development assistance" are given in tables 7–7.5 of the 2001 edition of "Statistics on International Development", a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. This expenditure comprises contractual payments for the supply of goods and services, grants to recipient country governments and civil society organisations. as well as the provision of technical co-operation and humanitarian assistance.
"Multilateral development assistance", including contributions to the "Global Environment Fund" and the "EC development programme", comprises grants to international organisations as well as drawdowns on promissory notes deposited in accordance with UK agreements. Details of the organisations involved are given in Table 8 of "Statistics on International Development".
Expenditure on "conflict prevention" covers activities funded from the inter-departmental Conflict Prevention Pools established in 2001–02.
"Overseas Superannuation": this expenditure relates to pensions paid to former colonial service and Indian Empire officers and their dependants for which the Government have agreed to assume responsibility under the Aid Programme and the index-linked increases paid on these pensions under the UK Pensions Increase legislation.
About 90 per cent. of the 24,000 pensions paid to former colonial and Indian Empire pensioners are paid direct to bank accounts worldwide, with the remaining 10 per cent. paid direct to pensioners by payable order.
The "Gibraltar Social Insurance Fund" benefits Spanish people who worked in Gibraltar and contributed to the fund. It takes the form of pension payments.
"Administration costs" cover staff costs (salaries) and general administrative overheads such as travel, training and accommodation costs.