Lord Actonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How much bilateral and multilateral aid is given to Zimbabweans by (a) the United Kingdom; and (b) the European Union, broken down by member states. [HL1366]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Amos)The most recent comprehensive statistics for bilateral and multilateral assistance for Zimbabwe are from 2001, when most donor assistance was at a low level due to governance concerns.
The following table lists humanitarian assistance pledges for Zimbabwe reported to the EC Humanitarian Office (ECHO) from 1 January to 19 December 2002, totalling €156.4 million. The first column represents bilateral support (including contributions to UN appeals) and the second gives the approximate share for each member state of the additional EC humanitarian assistance programme. (All figures million euro).
EU country Bilateral Assistance (€) EC programme share (€) UK 51.2 11.28 Austria 0.2 2.35 Belgium 0.4 3.48 Denmark 0.4 1.9 Finland 0.3 1.31 France 0.8 21.58 Germany 4.2 20.74 Greece no data 1.11 Ireland 1.2 0.55 Italy 1.0 11.14 Luxembourg no data 0.25 Netherlands 1.1 4.64 Portugal no data 0.86 Spain no data 5.19 Sweden 6.8 2.42 Totals 67.6 88.8