§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the total number of non-governmental organisations supported by her Department in each year since 1 May 1997 and the amount each has received. [105729]
§ Mr. FoulkesTwo hundred and twenty three UN NGOs received a total of £172.34 million in the financial year 1997–98 from our Department and 209 UK NGOs received a total of £181.58 million in 1998–99.
Information on spending through overseas NGOs is not held separately, but is included in our bilateral country programme expenditure. Full details appear in "Statistics on International Development", a copy of which is in the Library of the House.
Information on spending through individual NGOs is not held centrally in the format requested. A full answer to the question in that format could be provided only at disproportionate cost.