HL Deb 29 January 2001 vol 621 cc40-2WA
Lord Rotherwick

asked Her Majesty's Government:

For what purposes they allocated £14 million to Zimbabwe in the last financial year; and [HL119]

For what purposes the £14 million allocated to Zimbabwe is intended to be used by the government of Zimbabwe in this financial year; and [HL120]

For what purposes the £14 million allocated to Zimbabwe is intended to be used by the government of Zimbabwe in the next financial year. [HL121]

Baroness Amos

I am writing in reply to your Questions laid before the House on 12 December 2000, I apologise for the delay in answering.

You asked Her Majesty's Government the following three questions: for what purpose they allocated £14 million to Zimbabwe in the last financial year; for what purposes the £14 million allocated to Zimbabwe is intended to be used by the Government of Zimbabwe in this financial year; and for what purposes the £14 million allocated to Zimbabwe is intended to be used by the Government of Zimbabwe in the next financial year.

Total DfID spend in Zimbabwe in 1999–2000 was £14,029,000. This, however, was rounded to produce the £14 million figure. The actual expenditure by major activity in Zimbabwe for the last financial year (1999–2000) and planned expenditure for the current financial year (2000–01) is best explained in the table which I attach at Appendix 1. The allocation for 2001–02 is £12 million. Major spending activities will be broadly similar to those described for the current financial year.

Table of actual expenditure by major activity in Zimbabwe for financial years 1999–2000 and 2000–2001
Appendix 1
1999–2000 2000–2001
Health and HIV/AIDS prevention £3.5m £6m
Rural water and sanitation, livelihoods and nongovernmental resettlement £2.6m £4m
Reform of local government and agricultural services for smallholders. £3.1m £2m
Governance and human rights £1.3m £0.9m
Private sector development and privatisation £1.3m £0.7m
Poverty studies and policy development £0.2m £0.4m
Aid and Trade Provision £1.5m —
Cyclone Eline humanitarian relief £0.2m —
Education £0.2m —