§ Mr. Jenkins:To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what aid was donated by the British Government to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in each of the last 10 years; and how much is pledged for 2004. [143216]
§ Hilary Benn:The UK's bilateral contributions to UNRWA for each financial year since 1994 are:
£ million Amount 1994–95 6.0 1995–96 6.6 1996–97 8.1 1997–98 10.0 1998–99 3.4 1999–2000 13.0 2000–01 18.8 2001–02 25.4 2002–03 18.8 2003–04 118.1 1 Spend to December 2003—the forecast for the financial year is Contributions since the start of the intifada in 2000 include extra funding allocated to UNRWA's emergency appeals for the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Our current bilateral framework for UNRWA for 2004–05 is £15 million.
The UK also contributes to UNRWA through its share of EC funding. EC contributions totalled ¬77 million in 2001, ¬65 million in 2002 and ¬82 million this year. The UK provides approximately 19 per cent. of funds to the EC's budget.