HC Deb 08 July 2002 vol 388 cc706-7W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will provide a breakdown of her Department's expenditure since 1998–99 on water and sanitation in infrastructure and urban development projects. [67521]

Clare Short

Annual figures are given in the table.

£ million1 Percentage2
1997–98 617 9
1998–99 1,168 11
1999–2000 940 7
2000–01 1,388 7
2001–023 1,306 1
1 Bilateral commitments total. For projects with a commitment figure greater than £100,000.
2 Proportion on water supply and sanitation.
3 Provisional figures.

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will provide a breakdown of her Department's expenditure since 1998–99 on engineering in infrastructure and urban development projects. [67524]

Clare Short

My Department's expenditure on engineering in Infrastructure and Urban Development since 1998–99 has been as set out.

£000
Financial year Energy Transport and Communications Water and Sanitation Urban and Industrial Development Construction
1998–99 61,001 47,673 29,846 6,678 878
1999–2000 38,686 48,820 35,902 9,430 628
2000–01 32,279 40,615 34,204 11,241 479
Total 131,966 137,107 99,951 27,349 1,985