§ Chris McCaffertyTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list bilateral aid to the health and population sector, broken down by146W (a) project, (b) programme, (c) technical, (d) grants, (e) humanitarian aid and (f) CDC investments, in 2002–03. [109945]
§ Clare ShortThe following estimated amounts were spent by my Department during 2002–03 on bilateral aid to the health and population sector. This information is broken down by the nearest equivalents that we have to the types of aid specified. These figures are provisional. Final figures will be published in this years edition of Statistics On International Development.
Provisional 2002–03 expenditure £000 Project or sector aid 62,777 Programme aid 3,500 Technical cooperation 178,108 Grants and other aid in kind 44,911 Humanitarian assistance 4,148 Total DFID programme 293,444 CDC investments 17,877 Total gross public expenditure 311,321 An explanation is available in Statistics On International Development 1997–98 to 2001–02, a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library. The figures in the table represent expenditure on projects specific to the sector but do not capture the full extent of our efforts in the area because they exclude multisector projects and programmes, strategic funding to civil society organisations and budget support and balance of payments. Also excluded are activities funded through multilateral channels.