§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the United Kingdom's aid budget in respect of the various countries in sub-Saharan Africa in each of the last five years. [37627]
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§ Mr. HanleyThe total United Kingdom bilateral gross public expenditure on aid to countries in sub-Saharan Africa from 1990–91 to 1994–95 is set out in the table.
£ thousand 11990–91 11991–92 11992–93 1 21993–94 11994–95 Angola 1,530 2,433 1,825 13,550 8,845 Benin 260 190 4,016 0 9 Botswana 7,442 11,608 7,462 8,412 5,235 Burkino Faso 361 969 345 248 168 Burundi 199 182 205 3,231 1,498 Cameroon 3,478 3,061 3,353 2,769 2,271 Cape Verde Islands 96 113 97 48 11 Central African Republic 80 75 21 5 13 Chad 189 227 291 424 110 Congo 277 353 281 95 1 Comoros 7 1 42 16 21 Djibouti 96 128 55 110 12 Equatorial Guinea 52 0 0 0 3 Eritrea — — 1,979 5,824 2,624 Ethiopia 23,799 22,912 17,506 20,177 23,694 Gabon 44 63 9 4 0 Gambia 6,094 5,814 4,919 3,685 2,403 Ghana 29,219 44,659 41,736 26,145 23,347 Guinea 499 957 504 405 279 Guinea-Bissau 39 32 9 51 31 Ivory Coast 10,503 5,813 7,204 1,646 2,065 Kenya 49,957 38,351 37,514 31,231 30,533 Lesotho 5,854 6,454 27,194 6,070 5,124 Liberia 571 722 691 2,252 912 Madagascar 715 699 940 897 813 Malawi 43,526 26,093 27,378 27,009 41,243 Mali 1,346 1,351 1,223 811 921 Mauritania 81 290 154 252 307 Mauritius 5,296 3,055 3,553 1,714 1,486 Mozambique 26,593 18,001 34,177 34,743 25,014 Namibia 1,706 2,366 4,494 3,893 3,572 Niger 376 392 373 468 539 Nigeria 35,238 14,472 15,767 9,751 7,671 Rwanda 389 214 312 1,661 45,280 Sao Tome and Principe 0 0 0 5 3 Senegal 1,159 1,561 1,066 1,010 1,014 Seychelles 1,222 1,555 1,226 2,349 958 Sierra Leone 2,937 2,486 6,483 3,989 8,262 Somalia 1,927 3,025 15,804 5,510 2,083 South Africa 8,093 9,325 11,558 14,432 15,604 St. Helena and Dependencies 11,759 9,161 9,065 9,057 8,148 Sudan 24,613 21,840 9,956 15,519 12,760 Swaziland 5,255 3,499 4,194 8,196 2,574 Tanzania 41,596 32,321 62,299 31,186 30,747 Togo 469 461 311 377 555 Uga2nda 32,211 27,836 34,707 40,470 46,534 Zaire 2,328 1,503 1,371 3,285 1,244 Zambia 49,868 34,444 47,978 47,603 55,934 Zimbabwe 33,627 47,690 44,268 41,239 35,263 1 Figures include project aid; programme aid; emergency assistance; debt relief; and CDC investments. 2 1994–95 figures are provisional. 1. Prior to 1992–93, assistance to Eritrea formed part of programme to Ethiopia.
§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will undertake to make no reduction in United Kingdom bilateral aid in respect of poverty-relief programmes, including the provision of clean water, health care and education services. [38003]
§ Mr. HanleyThe overriding goal of the British aid programme is poverty reduction through sustainable development. The Government will maintain an effective bilateral programme focused on the poorest countries, including help in the water, health and education sectors.
434WIn addition, countries also receive assistance from multilateral aid organisations to which the UK contributes.
§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of the aid budget will be spent bilaterally in 1998–99 in the event of the aid budget being reduced by(a) 5 per cent., (b) 7.5 per cent., (c) 10 per cent., and (d) 12.5 per cent. between 1996–97 and 1998–99. [37997]
§ Mr. HanleyIt is not possible to answer this question directly, since there is some scope to modify certain categories of multilateral spending—for example, contributions to new multilateral replenishments or voluntary contributions to UN or commonwealth bodies—particularly in the medium term.
435WThe latest relevant published forecast, in the 1995 departmental report, indicates that bilateral aid in 1997–98 is expected to be 41 per cent. of the aid programme as set in last year's Budget.
§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications for the effectiveness of British diplomacy in(a) the United Nations, (b) the European Union (c) the Commonwealth and (d) international organisations of other reductions in Britain's bilateral aid programme; and if he will make a statement. [38148]
§ Mr. HanleyBritain continues to maintain the world's fifth largest aid programme which befits her status as the fifth largest economy. We make a substantial and highly effective contribution to the multilateral institutions of which we are members.