HC Deb 20 November 1996 vol 285 cc566-7W
Sir Irvine Patnick

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the 10 countries receiving the largest amounts of United Kingdom aid in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [4831]

Dr. Liam Fox

The 10 countries receiving the largest amounts of development assistance in each of the last three years are as follows:

£ million
1993–94
India 102
Bangladesh 55
Former Yugoslavia 152
Zambia 48
Pakistan 44
Zimbabwe 41
Uganda 40
Indonesia 35
Mozambique 35
China 34
1994–95
India 100
Pakistan 80
Bangladesh 56
Zambia 56
Indonesia 51
Uganda 47
Former Yugoslavia 146
Rwanda 45
Malawi 41
Zimbabwe 35
1995–96
India 99
Bangladesh 48
Former Yugoslavia 138
Indonesia 38
£million
Malawi 33
China 33
Uganda 32
Pakistan 32
Russia 31
Zambia 29
1Excluding technical co-operation to Slovenia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

At £2,154 million in 1996–97, British development assistance makes a substantial contribution to reducing poverty and promoting sustainable development. An increasing proportion of ODA's bilateral budget is concentrated on the poorest countries in Africa and south Asia who need assistance the most and can make the best use of it.

Budget line Title 1993 1994 1995 1996
B7-6000 (was B7-5010) Community contributions towards schemes concerning developing countries carried out by NGOs 135,000,000 ecu (£105,592,491) 145,000,000 ecu (£113,414,157) 162,500,000 ecu (£127,102,072) 174,000,000 ecu (£136,096,989)
B7-610 (was B7-5031) Separate Budget Line for training and promotion of awareness on developing issues 2,000,000 ecu (£1,564,333) 2,000,000 ecu (£1,564,333) 3,000,000 ecu (£2,346,500) 4,000,000 ecu (£3,128,666)
B7-631 (was B7-5050) Aid for population policies and programmes in developing countries 4,000,000 ecu (£3,128,666) 5,000,000 ecu (£3,910,833) 6,000,000 ecu (£4,692,999) 7,000,000 ecu (£5,475,166)
B7-6211 (was B7-5046) Health programme and the fight against HIV/AIDS in developing countries 10,000,000 ecu (£7,821,666) 12,500,000 ecu (£9,777,082) 12,500,000 ecu (£9,777,082) 15,000,000 ecu (£11,732,499)

Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funding was allocated for how many and for which projects for(a) B7-5010, co-financing of development projects carried out by non-governmental organisations and public awareness campaigns, (b) B7-5050, aid for population policies and programmes in developing countries and (c) B7-5046, the fight against AIDS in developing countries European Union budget lines in each year since 1993; and which NGOs and agencies are responsible for implementing these projects. [4897]

Dr. Fox

I shall write to my hon. Friend shortly.

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