Montserrat

HC Deb 10 June 2003 vol 406 cc773-4W

Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development if he will make a statement on the total amount of aid sent to Montserrat since 1997(a) from the EU and (b) directly from the UK. [117857]

Hilary Benn

DFID disbursements for each UK Financial Year since 1996–97 have been as follows:

Year	Amount (£ million)
1996–97	14.441
1997–98	37.866
1998–99	31.096
1999–2000	22.640
2000–01	20.811
2001–02	24.417
2002–03	123.797
Total:	175.068
1 Provisional: subject to adjustment

Over the same period, the European Commission has allocated £19 million (about £12.5 million) in development assistance to Montserrat for use up to 2007, of which the UK share is about £1.5 million.