HL Deb 07 November 1995 vol 566 cc191-2WA
Baroness David

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the Overseas Development Administration's projected expenditure on education projects for the current financial year; and whether they will provide a breakdown of that expenditure according to (a) educational levels (primary, secondary and industry) and (b) form of aid (training, books, educational materials and other activities).

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

The information requested is only available up to 1994–95. The following table gives the requested breakdown of expenditure. This data is provisional until the publication of the 1995 edition of British Aid Statistics:

Aid expenditure on education sector 1994–95
£ million
Primary Education 7.0
Secondary Education 3.8
Tertiary Education 24.9
Training 8.6
Books 1.4
Materials/Equipment 4.8
Buildings 1.3

Aid expenditure on education sector 1994–95
£ million
Scholarships 26.0
Other Education (Not separately allocable by above sub-divisions) 62.1
Education expenditure within other sectors 87.1
Total 227.0