§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development when she last met Government officials from Ethiopia to discuss the provision of development aid to that country; and if she will make a statement about the provision of development aid to Ethiopia. [61931]
§ Clare ShortI last met Prime Minister Meles in Gabarone in October 2001. A senior DFID delegation subsequently held development talks with the Ethiopian Government in Addis Ababa in February 2002. Following these talks we have continued the process of taking forward our development partnership with the Ethiopian Government, which will be informed by the Ethiopian Government's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, which we understand will be issued shortly.
§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much(a) emergency and (b) development aid the UK Government have provided to Ethiopia in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [61930]
§ Clare ShortOver the last 10 years my Department has provided the following bilateral development assistance to Ethiopia:
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Bilateral aid to Ethiopia £000 DFID programme of which: Humanitarian assistance 1991–92 22,728 18,467 1992–93 17,391 12,863 1993–94 20,177 10,668 1994–95 23,411 12,609 1995–96 25,226 4,645 1996–97 7,931 233
Bilateral aid to Ethiopia £000 DFID programme of which: Humanitarian assistance 1997–98 7,357 3,122 1998–99 8,733 3,489 1999–2000 6,969 3,076 2000–01 16,194 13,380 Source:
Statistics on International Development 1991–92 to 2000–01