§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his estimate is of his Department's total net spending on the Westminster Foundation for Democracy in each year from 1990–91 to 2005–06 (planned); and if he will make a statement. [98436]
§ Mr. RammellThe Westminster Foundation for Democracy was not set up until 1992. Details of the FCO's total net spending on WFD for each of the financial year's 1992–93 to 2002–03 are as follows:
£ Grant in Aid Additional Project Funding 2002–03 4,162,577 296,161 2001–02 4,156,000 422,876 2000–01 4,155,000 221,240 1999–2000 4,427,818 — 1998–99 3,000,000 — 1997–98 2,713,650 — 1996–97 2,500,000 — 1995–96 2,500,000 — 1994–95 2,200,000 — 1993–94 2,000,000 — 1992–93 (13 months) 1,192,600 — For the next three financial years, the details have yet to be worked out. The Grant in Aid is expected to remain reasonably constant at around £4 million per year.
The increase from £2.7 million in 1997–98 to over £4 million in 1999–2000 was a result of Resource Allocation Round (RAR) 2000, when WFD bid for an uplift in funding to match the increased number of projects spanning two or more financial years and the general increase in pressure on existing resources.