HC Deb 24 July 2000 vol 354 cc446-7W
Mr. Streeter

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of the current multilateral budget funding HIV/AIDS programmes will be principally directed towards Africa. [131619]

Clare Short

It is not possible to identify statistically how our contributions to the core funding of multilateral organisations involved in tackling HIV/AIDS is allocated. Obviously the major effort of most international organisations working on HIV/AIDS is being devoted to Africa.

Mr. Streeter

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the total amounts spent by her Department on HIV/AIDS in each year since 1992. [131616]

Clare Short

[holding answer 20 July 2000]DFTD' s total expenditure on HIV/AIDS from 1992–93 to 1999–2000 was as follows:

£ million
1992–93 15
1993–94 30
1994–95 35
1995–96 34
1996–97 41
1997–98 41
1998–99 43
1999–2000 55

The statistical system used excludes activities costing less than £100,000 and multilateral expenditure.

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