§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list all bilateral aid to each of the dependent territories in(a) 1995–96, (b) 1996–97 and (c) 1997–98. [78037]
§ Clare ShortUK Bilateral Gross Public Expenditure on Aid (GPEX) to UK Overseas Territories in the specified years was as follows:
£000 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Anguilla 1,810 1,367 2,520 Bermuda 30 57 30 British Virgin Islands 678 1,096 604 Cayman Islands 46 26 13 Falkland Islands 19 4 2 Gibraltar 118 163 192 Montserrat 6,568 14,452 38,317 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,788 3,198 2,569 St. Helena and Dependencies 9,267 7,991 8,765 Pitcairn Islands 203 160 76 Total, UK Overseas Territories 21,527 28,513 53,087
People in residential care homes by age, local authority supported residents and income support claimants with preserved rights in residential care People in residential care Local Authority supported residents Income support claimants1 Age band 31 March 1996 31 March 1996 31 March 1998 February 1996 August 1998 18–64 59,983 37,047 43,396 37,000 32,000 65–74 27,420 13,655 14,949 10,000 8,000 75–84 82,503 42,595 48,095 18,000 10,000 85 and over 130,358 59,867 73,100 30,000 17,000 1 Numbers do not include claimants in nursing homes or those income support claimants who are paid a residential allowance and have their fees met by the local authority or themselves. Source:
DH annual statistical returns (RAC5, SR1) and DSS Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry