HC Deb 26 January 1998 vol 305 cc19-21W
Mr. Rowe

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much money has been given in development assistance to(a) Burkina Faso, (b) Niger, (c) Mali and (d) Chad in each year since 1992; and what percentage was (i) bilateral and (ii) multilateral assistance; and what proportion was given for (1) emergency relief and (2) long term disaster preparedness and food security. [24347]

Clare Short

Figures for total bilateral assistance (including emergency aid and debt relief) to Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and Chad from financial year 1991–92 to

Table 1b: Bilateral emergency aid 1991–92 to 1996–97
£ thousands
Country Year Food aid1 Disaster relief2 Refugee relief Disaster preparedness Total
Chad 1991–92 90 90
1992–93 80 80
1993–94 222 65 287
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97 14 14
Mali 1991–92
1992–93
1993–94

1996–97 are given in Table 1a. Further details are given in British Aid Statistics which are available in the House Library.

Figures for bilateral emergency aid to Niger, Mali and Chad (which includes disaster relief, emergency food aid, short-term refugee relief and disaster preparedness) are given in Table lb. No bilateral emergency assistance was provided to Burkina Faso during this period.

Figures for the imputed UK share of multilateral assistance to these countries for the calendar years 1992–95 (the latest year for which figures are available) are given in Table 2. We have no details of the proportion of this expenditure which was given for emergency relief, and long-term disaster preparedness and food security.

Table 1a: Total bilateral assistance 1991–92 to 1996–97
£ thousand
Country Year Gross public expenditure1
Burkina Faso 1991–92 969
1992–93 345
1993–94 248
1994–95 168
1995–96 325
1996–97 204
Total 2,259
Chad 1991–92 227
1992–93 291
1993–94 424
1994–95 110
1995–96 110
1996–97 142
Total 1,303
Mali 1991–92 1,351
1992–93 1,223
1993–94 811
1994–95 921
1995–96 1,336
1996–97 8,656
Total 14,299
Niger 1991–92 392
1992–93 373
1993–94 468
1994–95 539
1995–96 686
1996–97 454
Total 2,912
1 Includes non-DFID debt relief.
Table 1b: Bilateral emergency aid 1991–92 to 1996–97
£ thousands
Country Year Food aid1 Disaster relief2 Refugee relief Disaster preparedness Total
Mali cont. 1994–95
1995–96 128 128
1996–97 23 23
Niger 1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96 13 13
1996–97
1 DFID uses the World Food Programme as a means of delivering emergency food aid. These amounts are recorded as bilateral food aid as DFID has control over the decision to provide such food aid to a particular destination. Regular non-emergency provisions of food aid are not included in this table.
2 DFID uses certain UN Agencies as a means of delivering emergency assistance to individual countries. These amounts are recorded as bilateral disaster relief as DFID has influence over the use and destination of funds.
Table 2: Imputed UK share of net multilateral oda disbursements 1992–1995
£ millions
of which
Total multilateral EC UN Other
Burkina 1992 9.2 5.8 0.7 2.7
1993 13.4 9.2 0.7 3.4
1994 8.7 5.1 0.5 3.1
1995 11.5 7.7 0.7 3.1
Chad 1992 3.7 1.1 0.7 1.9
1993 3.3 0.7 0.6 1.9
1994 6.9 4.1 0.3 2.6
1995 4.8 2.8 0.5 1.6
Mali 1992 9.9 6.7 0.9 2.3
1993 9.0 6.5 0.8 1.7
1994 10.5 5.8 0.5 4.2
1995 12.4 8.7 0.7 3.0
Niger 1992 6.1 4.1 1.3 0.7
1993 7.1 5.5 1.0 0.6
1994 7.4 4.8 0.5 2.2
1995 5.6 4.3 0.5 0.8

Net Official Development Assistance (oda) is an internationally comparable aid statistic.