§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much British bilateral aid was given to the Governments in sub-equatorial Africa over the past five years; how much of that money is not accounted for; and if she will make a statement. [103198]
§ Clare ShortTotal UK expenditure to sub-equatorial Africa1 over the last five years is shown in the table:
£ million 1994–95 351 1995–96 293 1996–97 321 1997–98 335 1998–99 393 1This covers the following countries—Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius, Kenya, Uganda and Comoros. Over this period, a total of £7,000 could not be properly accounted for.
§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much was paid to the British Council for managing DFID contracts in sub-equatorial Africa over the past five years; and if she will make a statement. [103197]
§ Clare ShortThe value of contracts awarded to the British Council, in sub Saharan Africa, since 1 April 1996 (the earliest date for which reliable figures are available), is£ 64,027,377. These contracts cover a variety of services including management. Disaggregated figures for contracts limited to management functions could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many people are employed to monitor British bilateral aid given to Governments in sub-equatorial Africa over the past five years; and if she will make a statement. [103196]
§ Clare ShortDuring the past five years, the Department for International Development employed the following numbers of UK based administrative staff in our regional offices in Harare, Pretoria and Nairobi.
1995: 30
1996: 34
1997: 34
1998: 36
1999: 45.
These staff are engaged on a wide range of administrative activities, ranging from policy formulation to the oversight of programme and project management, including expenditure monitoring.