§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the size of the Overseas Development Administration's contingency budget for each of the last five years. [25733]
§ Mr. BaldryThe information is as follows:
- 1991–92: £70 million
- 1992–93: £70 million
- 1993–94: £70 million
- 1994–95: £75 million
- 1995–96: £68 million
§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many times the ODA's contingency budget was drawn on in 1994–95; and for what purpose. [25737]
§ Mr. BaldryThe ODA's contingency budget was drawn on 29 times in 1994–95. It was used for the following purposes: 55W
Aid Programme Contingency Reserve Allocations: 1994–95 Approved claims Amount £000 European Investment Bank (EIB) loan defaults: 7 claims 829 Food Aid Rwanda 1,250 Malawi 1,440 Rwanda: (4 claims) 20,000 Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC): to cover cost of interest payments pending an amendment to the CDC Act permitting the waiving of interest charges 5,860 Financial support for the newly formed Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) 30 Mozambique-Matola Jetties 2,250 Turks and Caicos Islands: environmental and infrastructure improvements 250 Further work on Economic and Social Research 300 Macedonia balance of payments support 2,000 Commonwealth of Learning 300 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP): UK contribution to Capacity 21 647 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA): further support for population projects 1,500 Skillshare Africa 65 Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC): increased contribution due to progress on reforms 400 Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD): finance participation of indigenous people in CSD meetings 20 British Council: to cover in-year Overseas Price Movements (OPM) 733 Bosnia 20,000 Evaluation 150 Total approved 58,024 Disaster Relief: funds earmarked at start of FY 12,000 Balance of Contingency Reserve at end of FY 4,976