§ Lord Moranasked Her Majesty's Government:
How much the Overseas Development Administration spent in 1994 in supporting biodiversity projects overseas, and how much it plans to spend in the current year.
§ Baroness Chalker of Wallasey:In 1993/94 ODA expenditure under the bilateral aid programme where biodiversity was a principle or significant objective totalled £ 13.5 million. In 1993/94, 22 new commitments with a significant biodiversity component were entered into with a total value of £ 33.9 million. Expenditure figures for 1994/95 are not yet available. These figures do not include the UK's share of expenditure on such projects through the Global Environment Facility, which is the interim financial mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity, nor through other multilateral financial institutions or the European Community.