HC Deb 12 June 2003 vol 406 cc996-8W
Mr. Brady

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development how much was paid in aid to each UK overseas territory since 1993. [118520]

Hilary Benn

DFID bilateral disbursements in respect of the Overseas Territories for each of the UK financial years from 1993/94 to 2002/03 are set out in the table below. All 2002/03 figures are provisional at this stage.

Country/Year £000

Total DFID Programme

Anguilla
1993–94 3,271
1994–95 2,142
1995–96 1,226
1996–97 1,362
1997–98 2,520
1998–99 1,977
1999–2000 2,058
2000–01 2,234
2001–02 1,847
2002–03 (provisional) 1,040
Bermuda
1993–94 24
1994–95 37
1995–96 30
1996–97 57
1997–98 30
1998–99 0
1999–2000 13
2000–01 4
2001–02 0
2002–03 (provisional) 0
British virgin Islands
1993–94 1,515
1994–95 308
1995–96 592
1996–97 1,085
1997–98 604
1998–99 622
1999–2000 517
2000–01 186
2001–02 89
2002–03 (provisional) 90
Cayman Islands
1993–94 3
1994–95 86
1995–96 21
1996–97 0
1997–98 0
1998–99 23
1999–00 18
Country/Year £000

Total DFID Programme

2000–01 20
2001–02 3
2002–03 (provisional) 0
Falkland Islands
1993–94 12
1994–95 88
1995–96 19
1996–97 4
1997–98 0
1998–99 0
1999–2000 0
2000–01 0
2001–02 0
2002–03 (provisional) 0
Gibraltar
1993–94 142
1994–95 179
1995–96 77
1996–97 118
1997–98 54
1998–99 28
1999–2000 23
2000–01 27
2001–02 23
2002–03 (provisional) 6
Montserrat
1993–94 5,689
1994–95 5,766
1995–96 6,554
1996–97 14,441
1997–98 37,866
1998–99 31,096
1999–2000 22,540
2000–2001 20,811
2001–2002 24,417
2002–2003 (provisional) 23,797
Pitcairn Island
1993–94 108
1994–95 180
1995–96 203
1996–97 160
1997–98 76
1998–99 148
1999–2000 99
2000–01 18
2001–02 26
2002–03 (provisional) 34
St Helena (and Tristan Da

Cunha)

1993–94 9,057
1994–95 8,161
1995–96 9,267
1996–97 7,990
1997–98 8,765
1998–99 8,805
1999–2000 9,363
2000–01 10,116
2001–02 10,106
2002–03 (provisional) 8,533
Turks and Caicos Islands
1993–94 10,049
1994–95 4,387
1995–96 2,674
1996–97 3,031
1997–98 2,569
1998–99 3,808
1999–2000 4,044
2000–01 2,848
2001–02 2,754
2002–03 (provisional) 1,528

In addition, European Development Fund cumulative allocations to the UK Overseas territories since 1993 total some €86.33 million (about £57.55 million). This sum, some of which is still being committed to or spent on approved development activities, has been shared amongst eligible UK Overseas Territories as follows:

Euros £ Sterling

(approx thousands)

Anguilla 14,450 9,633
British Virgin 4,900 3,266
Islands
Cayman Islands 1,600 1,067
Montserrat 24,900 16,600
St Helena (and 18,150 12,100
Tristan Da Cunha)
Turks & Caicos 16,280 10,853
Islands
Falkland Islands 3,700 2,467
Pitcairn Island 2,350 1,566

The UK share of the above EOF allocations over the period is estimated at some €10.79 million (approximately £7.2 million).