Sub-Saharan Africa (Hansard, 1 March 1993)

§ 38. Mr. Carrington
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on United Kingdom aid to sub-Saharan Africa.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
In 1991–92, sub-Saharan African countries received over £334 million in bilateral aid. This excludes certain other flows including those from the Commonwealth Development Corporation.

§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to grant a 4 per cent. annual increase in development aid to sub-Saharan Africa in each year for the next decade.
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§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 10 February 1993, at column664.

§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to ensure that funds allocated to long-term developments in sub-Saharan Africa are not diverted for projects in eastern Europe.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
Our policy is to keep separate our aid programme to developing countries and our assistance to central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Funds allocated to long-term development projects in sub-Saharan Africa are not diverted for projects in central and eastern Europe or the former Soviet Union.

§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the Minister for Overseas Development has made to the International Development Association's 10th replenishment on its 1994 to 1996 budget concerning its annual aid targets for sub-Saharan Africa.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
Agreement was reached on the 10th replenishment of the International Development Association in December 1992. Donors agreed that between 45 and 50 per cent. of the resources should be allocated to the countries of sub-Saharan Africa, subject to performance and in accordance with the other objectives of the replenishment.

§ 39. Sir David Steel
To ask the Secretary of State For Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions the Minister for Overseas Development had with the Kenyan Government about future bilateral and multilateral aid.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
My right hon. and noble Friend the Minister for Overseas Development confirmed to President Moi and his Ministers that while Britain would continue with a substantial bilateral development programme for Kenya, new balance of payments assistance would be considered only once the Kenyan Government had reached agreement with the International Monetary Fund and the World bank on the economic reform programme. They noted that discussions were continuing between the Kenyan authorities and the World bank and that the IMF were due to visit towards the end of February. Lady Chalker also announced new humanitarian assistance worth £750,000 to help drought-affected Kenyans in Turkana district.

§ 41. Mr. Hain
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the current level of aid to Kenya.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
Bilateral aid to Kenya in 1991–92 was £29 million.