§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much(a) his Department and (b) the EU are spending in 2004–05 to counter HIV/AIDS in the Russian Federation. [179951]
Mr. Gareth ThomasDFID's forecasted bilateral expenditure on HIV/AIDS in the Russian Federation in financial year 2004–05 is £1.83 million. The EU estimate their expenditure in 2004 will be of the order of €2 to 2.5 million.