§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding the UK provided(a) directly, (b) through the EU and (c) through trade agreements to (i) Nicaragua, (ii) the Philippines, (iii) Romania and (iv) Ukraine in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement. [185650]
Mr. Gareth ThomasThe table shows how much funding DFID provided directly and through the EU, for the relevant countries:
and (c) through trade agreements to (i) Honduras, (ii) Kazakhstan, (iii) Macedonia, (iv) Moldova and (v) Mongolia in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.[185652]
Mr. Gareth ThomasThe following table shows how much funding DFID provided directly and through the EU for the relevant countries:
387WThere is no separate funding under trade agreements. Any funding relating to trade agreements is included in the figures.
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding the UK provided(a) directly, (b) through the EU
UK aid £000 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Albania 643 15,240 2,288 4,178 2,582 Azerbaijan 498 697 688 479 269 Dominican 253 35,209 646 11,082 17,362 El Salvador 299 318 6,265 4,572 945 Georgia 1,272 958 2,789 2,447 2,386
EU £million 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Albania 2.2 9.7 13 10.6 7.6 Azerbaijan 2 3 2.6 2.5 1.6 Dominican 2.3 4.1 3.2 1.6 1.6 El Salvador 1.5 2.4 1–6 1.8 1.8 Georgia 2 2.7 3.2 1.7 2.9 There is no separate source of funding for trade agreements and any such assistance is included in the figures.
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much(a) monetary aid and (b) aid in kind his Department has (i) pledged and (ii) delivered to (A) Albania, (B) Azerbaijan and (C) the Dominican Republic (1) in each financial year since 1997–98 and (2) in each month since January 2003; what new programmes his Department has (y) initiated
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Bilateral aid by country £ Monetry aid Technical cooperation Aid and trade provision Grants and other aid in kind Humaintaian assistance1 DFID debt relief2 Total DFID programme Albania 1997–98 — 399 — 64 286 — 749 1998–99 — 589 — 35 19 — 643 1999–2000 — 628 — 29 14,583 — 15,240 2000—01 — 850 — 57 1,381 — 2,288 2001—02 — 3,446 — 108 624 — 4,178 2002–03 — 2,360 — 157 65 — 2,582 2003–044 — 1,806 — 315 200 — 2,321 Azerbaijan 1997–98 — 501 — 20 391 — 912 1998–99 — 448 — 49 — — 498 1999–2000 — 643 — 53 — — 697 2000–01 — 343 — 11 334 — 688 2001–02 — 411 — 5 63 — 479 2002–03 — 256 — 13 — — 269 2003–044 — 113 — 48 — — 161 Dominican Republic 1997–98 — — — — — — — 1997–98 — — — — — — — 1998–99 — 23 — — 59 — 82 1999–2000 — — — 40 — — 40 — 2000–01 — — — 48 — — 48 2001–02 — — — 31 — — 31 2002–03 — — — 75 — — 75 — 2003–044 — — — 72 — — 72 1. Humanitarian Assistance comprises food aid and other humanitarian assistance. 2. This comprises both interest and principal foregone under Retrospective Terms Adjustment. Amounts reported are repayments which would have fallen due each year. 3. 2001–02 is a unique year in that total DFID expenditure is understated by around £140 million due to move to resource accounting. 4. The figures for 2003–04 are still provisional. and (c)through trade agreements to(i)Albania, (ii)Azerbaijan,(iii) the Dominican Republic,(iv)El Salvador and (v)Georgia in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.[185653]
Mr.Gareth ThomasDetails of funding are as set out as follows:
and (z) funded in each country since January 2003; and if he will make a statement. [185654]
Mr. Gareth ThomasThe table as follows shows what has been delivered to Albania, Azerbaijan and Dominican Republic in terms of aid in kind and monetary aid from 1997–8 to 2003–4 (latest figures). DFID does not keep monthly records of pledges or expenditures specifically in terms of aid in kind or monetary aid; DFID also does not keep records of how much has been pledged specifically in terms of aid in kind or monetary aid.
389WThere are two new programmes in Albania: Support to Tax Administration Reform. The goal of this project is "To strengthen and stabilise the role of the State in order to alleviate poverty in Albania through the positive effect of economic activity and stability" at a cost of £1.2 million over two years; National Strategy for Socio—Economic Development Support Programme (NSSED): Albania, the goal of this programme is to mainstream the NSSED in public policy processes over the next three years at a cost of £;1.2 million.
DFID does not have a bilateral programme in Azerbaijan. Direct funding to Azerbaijan is however provided through the Small Grants Scheme (SGS) administered by the British embassy. For 2004–05, the budget for the SGS is £36,450.
Together with the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Defence, DFID is supporting work in the South Caucasus through the Global Conflict Pool (GCPP). From September 2003, the UK has been supporting Conflict Resolution work in Nagorno Karabakh. This aims to improve understanding of the conflict among
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Bilateral aid by country £000 Monetary aid Technical cooperation Aid and trade provision Grants and other aid in kind Humanitarian assistance1 DFID debt relief2 Total DFID programme3 El Salvador 1997–98 — 25 — 187 — — 211 1998–99 — 8 — 252 39 — 299 1999–2000 — 3 — 315 — — 318 2000–01 — — — 369 1,451 — 431 2001–02 — — — 271 160 — 431 2002–03 — 76 — 235 27 — 338 2003–044 — 8 — 99 — — 107 Honduras 1997–98 — 627 — 259 — 280 1,166 1998–99 — 444 — 330 1,526 280 2,580 1999–2000 — 579 — 537 608 373 2,097 2000–01 — 305 — 691 2 373 1,371 2001—02 — 430 — 465 — 324 1,220 2002–03 — 231 — 317 434 93 1,075 2003—044 — 453 — 251 — 93 797 Kazakhstan 1997–98 — 1,978 — 118 50 — 2,145 1998—99 — 1,284 — 58 — — 1,342 1999–2000 — 993 — 83 — — 1,077 2000–01 — 821 — 76 — — 896 2001–02 — 674 — 25 — — 699 2002–03 — 688 — 32 — — 720 2003–044 — 1,212 — 21 — — 1,233 Nicaragua 1997–98 — 414 — 511 50 36 1,011 1997—99 — 204 — 413 1,379 — 1,996 1999—2000 — 270 — 549 334 — 1,153 1999—01 — 161 — 464 11 — 636 2000–02 — 125 — 338 150 — 613 2001–03 — 626 — 417 — — 1,043 2003—044 255 241 — 534 — — 1,029 stakeholders, strengthen conflict sensitivity amongst national and international actors working in the region and implement activities that contribute to peace. DFID's contribution to this work is £2.4 million over three years.
DFID gave support to the Dominican Republic and Haiti on the 1 May (40,000) after the flooding there.
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much(a) monetary aid and (b) aid in kind his Department has (i) pledged and (ii) delivered to (A) El Salvador, (B) Georgia, (C) Honduras, (D) Kazakhstan, (E) Macedonia, (F) Moldova, (G) Mongolia and (H) Nicaragua (1) in each financial year since 1997—98 and (2) in each month since January 2003; what new programmes his Department has (x) initiated and (y) funded in each country since January 2003; and if he will make a statement. [185715]
Mr. Gareth ThomasThe following table shows how much monetary aid and aid in kind DFID has delivered in each financial year since 1997–98.
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Bilateral aid by country £000 Monetary aid Technical cooperation Aid and trade provision Grants and other aid in kind Humanitarian assistance1 DFID debt relief2 Total DFID programme3 Georgia 1997–98 — 714 — 72 317 — 1,103 1998–99 — 739 — 45 488 — 1,272 1999–2000 — 582 — 36 340 — 958 2000–01 — 827 — 5 1,956 — 2,789 2001–02 — 1,947 — 86 414 — 2,447 2002–03 — 1,679 — 131 575 — 2,386 2003–044 — 1,701 — 94 301 — 2,096 Moldova 1997–98 — 608 — 38 — — 645 1998–99 — 795 — 30 — — 825 1999–2000 — 754 — 75 — — 829 2000–01 — 1,034 — 40 — — 1,074 2001–02 — 1,582 — 2 — — 1,584 2002–03 — 3,352 — 3 — — 3,354 2003–044 — 2,383 — 49 — — 2,433 Macedonia (FYR of) 1997–98 — 666 — 58 — — 725 1998–99 — 481 — 48 1 — 530 1999–2000 — 837 — 50 11,409 — 12,296 2000–01 — 1,151 — 98 936 — 2,185 2001–02 3,000 1,564 — 71 3,430 — 8,066 2002–03 — 1,620 — 77 94 — 1,791 2003–044 — 1,255 — 105 80 — 1,440 Mongolia 1997–98 — 81 — 378 — — 458 1998–99 — 89 — 380 — — 470 1999–2000 — 35 — 255 32 — 322 2000–01 — 536 — 275 597 — 1,408 2001–02 — 206 — 247 89 — 542 2002–03 — 129 — 166 100 — 395 2003–044 — 14 — 253 — — 267 1Humanitarian assistance comprises food aid and other humanitarian assistance. 2This comprises both interest and principal foregone under retrospective terms adjustment. Amounts reported are repayments which would have fallen due each year. 32001–02 is a unique year in that total DFID expenditure is understated by around £140 million due to move to resource accounting. 4Figures for 2003–04 are provisional. DFID does not keep monthly records of pledges or expenditures specifically in terms of aid in kind or monetary aid.
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£ Country Programme Commitment El Salvador Network to combat commercial sex exploitation 223,000 Georgia Poverty reduction and good governance assessment 4,000 Georgia Technical assistance to the Ministry of Health to establish a sustainable and affordable system of primary healthcare 5,220,000 Georgia Technical assistance to the Ministry of Finance to enable the Government to utilize resources effectively 165,000 Honduras Poverty reduction strategy 1,582,000 Honduras/Nicaragua HIV/AIDS programme 1,900,000 Central America including Honduras/Nicaragua/El Salvador Support to regional unit for technical assistance (RUTA) to promote rural development 700,000 Macedonia Public administration reform phase 2 3,000,000 The following table shows new programmes DFID has initiated and funded in each country since January 2003.
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£ Country Programme Commitment Moldova Support for the national rural development strategy 9,000 Moldova Support to the rural investment services project 2,680,000 Moldova Poverty synthesis study to strengthen poverty reduction and improve programme effectiveness 5,000 Moldova Contribution to the population census 200,000 Moldova Continuation of support to the Ministry of Finance for the development of a medium term expenditure framework 500,000 Moldova Work through the global conflict prevention pool on a peace&-building framework project to facilitate civil society engagement in conflict reduction(with the FCO) 440,000 Nicaragua Civil society monitoring 434,000 Nicaragua DFID/Inter-American development bank (IDB) cooperation to enhance social inclusion 1,669,250 Nicaragua Maximising access to appropriate quality adolescent reproductive health services 500,000 Nicaragua Violence reduction 720,000 Nicaragua Promoting women's citizenship 179,000 Nicaragua Youth sexual and reproductive health rights 500,000 Nicaragua Promoting equity through economic growth 2,500,000 There have been no new programmes initiated in Kazakhstan or Mongolia since January 2003. DFID provides direct funding to these countries through the Small Grants Scheme (SGS) administered through the British Embassy. For 2004–05 the budget for the SGS is £45,000 and £200,000 respectively.