HC Deb 26 March 1999 vol 328 c416W
Mr. Oaten

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much money from the Know How Fund has been allocated to Russia in each of the last four years. [78911]

Mr. Foulkes

Bilateral assistance to Russia has been allocated by financial year as follows:

Year £ million
1995–96 28.5
1996–97 28.0
1997–98 28.0
1998–99 29.0

The Department for International Development also contributed approximately 15 per cent. of the cost of the European Union's Tacis programme.