§ Ms Glenda JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to increase his Department's expenditure on primary education programmes. [221]
§ Mr. HanleyIndividual country aid strategies are agreed with the countries concerned, in accordance with their needs and priorities for United Kingdom assistance. The ODA's policy for support to education, formulated in 1994, lays emphasis on the provision of basic education, which includes primary education.
In the last year, major new projects to support primary education have been agreed with: Malawi, £7.3 million; Pakistan, £7.9 million; and India, £46 million.
Plans are currently being developed for further project support at the primary level in a number of countries. It is not possible to give exact levels of expenditure on primary education prior to their finalisation.