HC Deb 14 February 2003 vol 400 cc1-2W
Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of her Department's budget was spent on(a) health, (b) education and (c) water provision in each financial year 1998–99 to 2001–02. [97489]

Clare Short

In the last complete financial year the bilateral aid programme represented 52 per cent. of my Questions Department's spending. The proportion of the bilateral programme allocable by sector spent on health, education and water from 1998–99 to 2001–02 was:

Percentage
2001–02 2000–01 1999–2000 1989–99
Health and population 20 22 20 17
Education 12 17 14 18
Water and Sanitation 4 4 4 4

These figures represent expenditure on projects specific to these sectors but do not capture the full extent of our efforts in each policy 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.