§ Dr TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of her Department's Development Awareness Fund is given in grants; and what percentage is spent on her Department's internal work. [36434]
§ Clare ShortOur budget for public information and awareness raising activities in 2001–02 is £7.25 million. Within this, the Development Awareness Fund has a budget in 2001–02 of £5.69 million (78.5 per cent. of the total) and is all grant based. Our wider public services work (which includes our publications, Development policy Forums, the DFID website, DFID Public Inquiry Point and DFID exhibitions and display activities) has a budget in 2001–02 of £1.56 million (21.5 per cent.).