§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What proportion of their proposed increase in overseas development aid will be devoted to (a) debt relief and (b) the prevention and treatment of AIDS, and assistance to children orphaned as a result of AIDS and other causes [HL3499]
§ Baroness Amos(a) The proportion of DfID's departmental expenditure limit (DEL) earmarked for debt relief over the period 2001–02 to 2003–04 is 1.12 per cent in 2001–02, 1.24 per cent in 2002–03 and 0.18 per cent in 2003–04. This excludes DfID's contribution to EC contributions for debt relief under HIPC, of approximately 43 million euro in both 2001–02 and 2002–03.
(b) DfID's next resource allocation exercise will determine the use of the budget to 2003–04. The outcome will be published in the 2001 departmental report. It is not possible to say at this stage what specific allocation will be made towards prevention and treatment of AIDS and assistance to orphaned children.