HC Deb 02 February 1995 vol 253 cc771-2W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which 10 countries have received most out of the bilateral emergency aid budget in the last 10 years; and what amounts they have received.

Mr. Baldry

It is not possible to provide comparable country-specific information on the bilateral emergency aid programme for years before 1987–88. The top 10 bilateral emergency aid recipients between 1987–88 and 1993–94 are given in the table.

Top 10 ODA bilateral emergency aid recipients 1987–88 to 1993–94
Country Expenditure (£ million)
Ethiopia 100.8
States of ex-Yugoslavia 89.9
Sudan 78.0
Mozambique 59.3
Iraq 47.3
Pakistan 30.2
Malawi 29.3

Top 10 ODA bilateral emergency aid recipients 1987–88 to 1993–94
Country Expenditure (£ million)
Somalia 25.5
Bangladesh 21.1
Angola 17.8

Note: There is no United Kingdom aid to the Government of Iraq. The amounts recorded as emergency aid to Iraq are provided through UN agencies and NGOs for Iraqi citizens.