§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of her departmental budget in 1998–99 was spent in Asia. [106328]
§ Clare ShortThe percentage of the DFID Bilateral programme expenditure spent in 1998–99 in Asia was 28 per cent. This represents 14 per cent. of the total DFID programme. In addition some of our multilateral contributions will be directed towards Asia, but we cannot determine how much.
§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her Department's planned spending on(a) Latin America, (b) Asia, (c) Africa and (d) Europe is in financial year 1999–2000. [106695]
§ Mr. FoulkesThe Department for International Development's (DFID) planned expenditure on Bilateral Country Programmes for the current (1999–2000) financial year is as follows:
£ million (a) Latin America 33 (b) Asia 315 (c) Africa 447 (d) Europe 196
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the impact of an increase in her Department's spending in the Balkans on projects in southern hemisphere. [106340]
§ Clare ShortNo financial or material resources were diverted from projects in the Southern Hemisphere as a result of the increased spending in the Balkans.
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§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentages of her departmental budget in 1998–99 were spent in(a) Africa and (b) Latin America. [106694]
§ Clare ShortThe percentage of the DFID Bilateral programme expenditure spent in 1998–99 in(a) Africa and (b) Latin America is as follows:
Percentage As a proportion of Bilateral expenditure As a proportion of total DFID programme Africa 39.0 19.0 Latin America 3.0 1.0