§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to his answer of 13 October. reference 131644, how much of the514W £7.65 million committed to the Southern African Development Community's work on HIV/AIDS has already been provided; what the per annum break-up for the provisioning of the committed amount is; when the commitment amount was last reviewed; when a new commitment will be made; and if he will make a statement. [132909]
§ Hilary BennOf the £7.65 million committed to SADC, £2.79 million has already been provided. The indicative per annum budget breakdown in the Programme Memorandum was as follows—year 1, £1.09 million; year 2, £1.295 million; year 3, £2.045 million; year 4, £2.065 million and year 5, £1.155 million. But actual disbursement is flexible, based on the needs of the programme.
The commitment amount was last reviewed in late 2002 and will be considered again during a review of the programme in the first half of 2004. As the current commitment runs until 2006, no further commitment to this particular programme is planned at this time.