§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much of her Department's budget has been allocated to(a) crisis management and (b) crisis prevention in the current financial year; what the figures were five years ago; and if she will make a statement. [113063]
§ Mr. FoulkesWe have allocated £61 million for centrally funded conflict and humanitarian assistance in 2000–01. This compares with expenditure of £57 million in the same area in 1997–98 (the earliest year in which comparable figures are available). Chapter 6 of the Departmental Report 2000, a copy of which is in the Library of the House, provides information on the Government's policy and performance in this area.