§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many people he estimates are living in poverty in Malawi. [134390]
§ Hilary BennThe most authoritative figure for the proportion of people living in poverty in Malawi came from the 1998 Integrated Household Survey. It estimated that 65 per cent. of the population of Malawi were poor of whom 27 per cent. were classified as "ultra-poor". The survey will be repeated later this year. A UN survey in 1993 estimated that 63 per cent. of the population of about 12 million were poor.