§ Mrs. SpelmanTo ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development how much direct aid the Department has given to Burma(a) to help the internally displaced peoples on the eastern border of Burma and (b) for environmental projects in the last year for which figures are available. [115442]
§ Hilary BennDFID did not provide funding for programmes specifically focused on internally displaced people in Burma in 2002–03. However, internally displaced people are likely to be among the beneficiaries of a UNICEF-led immunisation programme in Burma for which DFID provided £567,000 in 2002–03. In addition, part of DFIDs £1.5 million support for work in Burma by the International Committee of the Red Cross in 2002–03 contributed to meeting water and sanitation needs in areas with internally displaced people. DFID did not provide funds for environmental projects in Burma in 2002–03.