§ Ms DrownTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department estimates that Tanzania will achieve the millennium development goals. [138905]
§ Hilary BennRecent reports indicate that Tanzania has the potential to meet the millennium development goals on poverty, HIV/AIDS, and environmental resources. Progress has been disappointing on the maternal and child health goals. There is insufficient data to indicate progress on access to safe water, but there are encouraging signs of progress. In the past two years, there has been significant progress towards the education target, with hugely increased numbers of children entering the first grade of Primary School. The supportive environment in Tanzania is improving.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will list his estimated expenditure on pursuit of the millennium development goals in(a) 2001–02, (b) 2002–03, (c) 2003–04, (d) 2004–05 and (e) 2005–06. [139620]
§ Hilary BennDFID's aim is to eliminate poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals. With the exception of funds voted to DFID to fulfil its legal commitments to provide pensions to former expatriate colonial civil and public servants, we use all of our resources for eliminating poverty in poorer countries and for preventing and reducing conflict. The information in the table updates the figures published in DFID's Annual Report 2003, where a further breakdown is available:
DFID Resource Budget £million Eliminating poverty in poorer
countries
Overseas superannuation
Total resource budget
2001–02 outturn 3,174 59 3,233 2002–03 outturn 3,614 56 3,671 2003–04 plans 3,756 60 3,816 2004–05 plans 3,780 57 3,837 2005–06 plans 4,533 54 4,587