§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the total financial value was of aid and assistance give by the United Kingdom to each member country of the Commonwealth in each of the last five years. [45675]
§ Clare ShortThe information requested is set out in the following table.
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UK assistance to Commonwealth countries £ thousands Country 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 St. Lucia 441 10,355 442 886 1,006 St. Vincent and Grenadines 587 1,736 681 311 215 Trinidad and Tobago 278 284 258 254 214 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,198 2,569 3,808 4,044 2,848 Bangladesh 44,330 39,078 67,361 71,794 76,921 Brunei 18 10 6 6 5 India 111,789 114,022 110,374 107,283 128,817 Malaysia -1,307 -1,259 960 1,086 591 Maldives 348 292 310 292 286 Pakistan 59,365 32,704 27,654 23,477 16,342 Singapore 210 153 133 139 150 Sri Lanka 19,891 11,552 7,864 7,827 10,453 Cyprus 287 310 380 188 144 Gibraltar 163 192 103 23 27 Malta 120 1,934 146 99 122 DFID has a regional programme in the Pacific; figures on countries in the region that are members of the Commonwealth are not available separately.