European Communities Humanitarian Office (Hansard, 26 October 1998)

HC Deb 26 October 1998 vol 318 c4W 4W

§ Mr. Streeter
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the total amount of UK support for the European Communities Humanitarian Office in 1997–98. [56534]

§ Clare Short
In 1997, the EC Humanitarian Office (ECHO) made available a total of 442 million ecu (£305 million) for humanitarian aid for 85 countries outside the European Union. This funding comes from the main EC budget, of which the UK's share is approximately 15 per cent. Some £46 million of the ECHO funding committed in 1997 is thus attributable to the United Kingdom. Outturn figures for 1998 are not yet available, but are expected to be similar to 1997.