§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the annual official development assistance by calendar year, through the joint funding scheme for NGOs, from its inception to the latest year for which data are available.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydAnnual official development assistance through the joint funding scheme is collated by financial year. The following table illustrates funding provided to NGOs, from the first full year of its operation:
Financial year Totals (£) 1976–77 291,407 1977–78 622,234 1978–79 1,331,566 1979–80 1,556,267 1980–81 1,411,936 1981–82 2,543,199 1982–83 2,359,744 1983–84 2,381,731 1984–85 3,794,882 1985–86 4,882,584 1986–87 5,812,641 1987–88 7,954,000 1988–89 11,686,000 1989–90 16,631,000 1990–91 20,061,000 1991–92 23,159,000 1992–93 28,000,000 11993–94 29,000,000 1 (Estimated).