HC Deb 19 September 2002 vol 390 cc428-9W
Angus Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much her Department(a) pledged and (b) delivered to (i) Kazakhstan, (ii) Kyrgyzstan, (iii) Tajikistan, (iv) Turkmenistan and (v) Uzbekistan in each year from 1997 to September 2001; how much has been (A) pledged and (B) delivered to each country since September 2001; and if she will make a statement. [59808]

Clare Short

Figures up to September 2001 are not readily available as the department's records are maintained on a financial year basis as follows:

1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000 2000/01
£thousand pledged/delivered pledged/delivered pledged/delivered pledged/delivered
Kazakhstan 2.000/2,145 1,500/1,345 1,500/1,082 1,170/908
Kyrgyzstan 600/528 650/442 1,100/1,223 2,000/1,509
Tajikistan 100/24 100/732 130/45 100/640
Turkmenistan 200/240 300/194 200/97 100/111
Uzbekistan 700/586 700/592 500/505 220/484

In addition, the following was provided through Multilateral Organisations (calendar year):
1997 1998 1999 2000
Kazakhstan 1,900 2,300 1,700 1,300
Kyrgyzstan 11,600 9,100 2,800 5,900
Tajikistan 3,000 4,900 2,700 3.900
Turkmenistan 500 800 700 400
Uzbekistan 1,200 1,700 2,000 1,600

Activity Commitment 1999–2005 £ Disbursed £
United Nations: 1999 ballot 800,000 800,000
Humanitarian and Emergency Relief 6,500,000 6,500,000
United Nations Transitional Administration 4,500,000 4,500,000
United Nations: Support for 2001 Elections 500,000 500,000
World Bank Trust Fund (infrastructure) 8,000,000 8,000,000
Support for Developing the National Development Plan (NDP) 300,000
NDP Implementation 2002–2005 12,000,000
OXFAM: Human Resource Development 1,890,000 590,000
Civil Society and International NGOs 67,831 25,809
Local Civil Society Organisations 450,000 94,579
UK share of European Commission Expenditure, 1999–2005* 19,728,000 14,200,000
Total 54,735,831 35,210,388

*Estimated UK attribution at 19 per cent. of EU expenditure in East Timor

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