HC Deb 02 February 1995 vol 253 cc773-4W
Mr. Denham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give figures for each of the last five years, including current expenditure plans, for balance of payments support for Zambia and Zimbabwe paid for from(a) the overseas aid budget and (b) any other source.

Mr. Baldry

[holding answer 1 February 1995]: Expenditure from the overseas aid budgets is as follows:

Bilateral programme aid to Zambia and Zimbabwe 1989–90 to 1993–94 (£000)
Zambia Zimbabwe
1989–90 — 53
1990–91 30,000 1-6
1991–92 12,500 7,500
1992–93 27,500 22,500
1993–94 25,000 15,000
1 Undisbursed programme aid repaid by Crown Agents.

During the current financial year, 1994–95, for Zambia we have already spent £12.5 million and plan to disburse a further £12.5 million shortly, and for Zimbabwe we plan to disburse £15 million programme aid subject to confirmation from the IMF board that the Government's economic reform programme is on track.

We do not have figures for other donors' balance of payments support for Zimbabwe.

Mr. Denham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list, for each year since 1988, including current expenditure plans, expenditure on aid to(a) Zimbabwe and (b) Zambia in (i) cash terms and (ii) real terms, broken down according to the principal objectives for British aid as stated in the British aid overseas aid annual review 1994.

Mr. Baldry

[holding answer 1 February 1995]: Tables containing the information have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

Mr. Denham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give details of publications produced by his Department assessing the performance of British aid in(a) Zambia and (b) Zimbabwe.

Mr. Baldry

[holding answer 1 February 1995]: Recent published reports on British aid projects in Zambia and Zimbabwe are listed in ODA's catalogue of evaluation studies, copies of which are in the Libraries of both Houses.

Mr. Denham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list, for each of the last five years, total aid expenditure to(a) Zambia and (b) Zimbabwe in support of structural adjustment programmes; and if he will give these figures as a proportion of total aid expenditure to these countries.

Mr. Baldry

[holding answer 1 February 1995]: A table showing support for economic reform has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.