§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what role her Department is undertaking in the promotion of education for children in developing countries. [38134]
§ Clare ShortAs our White Paper makes clear, we are strongly committed to the key international targets of Universal Primary Education by 2015 and gender equity in primary and secondary education by 2005. We are currently spending over £100 million a year on education projects and expect this to rise as new programmes are agreed with our partner countries. For example we have begun implementation of major new basic education projects in India, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan and South Africa costing in excess of £100 million and new substantial projects are being developed in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda.
A new Department for International Development education policy paper will be issued later this year which will further elaborate our policies and endorse our commitment to the promotion of education for children in developing countries.
§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of her Department's budget was spent on youth training and education in developing countries in each of the five years up to 1997. [38135]
§ Clare ShortThe percentage of identifiable expenditure under my Department's bilateral programme spent on training and education (including scholarships) for developing countries in each of the five years up to 1997 is 11 per cent. in each year. It is not possible to:
- i. disaggregate figures between youth and adult training; and
- ii. identify the percentage of expenditure spent on youth training and education under our contributions to multilateral programmes.