HC Deb 27 April 2004 vol 420 cc945-7W
Mr. Ancram

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development in which countries the Department is represented; how many staff are employed in each location, broken down by(a) UK nationals and (b) locally employed; what the annual cost of maintaining representation in each of the countries was in 2003–04; and what the total expenditure by his Department on overseas representation was in (i) 2001, (ii) 2002 and (iii) 2003. [166210]

Mr. Gareth Thomas

[holding answer 19 April 2004]: Details of DFID staff, by each location, broken down by (a) non-locally employed (those staff who are not locally employed are not solely UK nationals) and (b) locally employed, are listed in the following table. These figures include secondments to other organisations or projects.

Location Non-locally employed staff Locally employed staff Total Cost of maintaining overseas representation 2003–04 (£ million)
Afghanistan1 9 6 15 0.913
Angola 1 0 1 2.510
Anguilla 2 0 2 (See Barbados)
Bangladesh 25 130 155 7.272
Barbados 10 21 31 2.730
Belgium 1 0 1 0.083
Belize 1 2 3 0.233
Bolivia 2 10 12 0.596
Botswana 1 0 1 0.060
Brazil 4 9 13 1.114
Bulgaria 1 0 1 0.213
Burundi 1 2 3 (See Angola)
Cambodia 2 3 5 1.042
China 20 18 38 3.898
Congo 5 0 5 (See Angola)
DFID Pacific Region 1 0 1 0.490
Thailand (including Burma and Thailand) 15 17 32 2.228
Egypt 1 0 1 0.065
Ethiopia 13 31 44 1.826
France 4 0 4 0.422
Gambia 1 0 1 0.160
Ghana 12 36 48 2.517
Guyana 3 4 7 0.452
Honduras 1 5 6 0.363
India 28 140 168 7.530
Indonesia 5 4 9 0.706
Iraq2 7 0 7 0.165
Italy 5 3 8 0.388
Jamaica 2 0 2 0.489
Kazakhstan 1 0 1 0.119
Kenya 16 34 50 3.167
Kosovo 1 5 6 0.384
Kyrgyzstan 1 3 4 0.210
Lesotho 1 0 1 0.180
Malawi 15 51 66 2.392
Moldova 0 3 3 0.133
Montserrat 2 4 6 0.270
Mozambique 14 16 30 2.400
Nepal 16 53 69 2.087
Nigeria 21 61 82 3.691
Nicaragua 3 12 15 0.580
Pakistan2 7 17 24 1.509
Palestinian Territories 1 1 2 0.310
Peru 2 6 8 0.564
Romania 1 0 1 0.268
Russia 4 14 18 1.748
Rwanda 8 17 25 (See Angola)
Serbia 1 4 5 0.248
Sierra Leone 7 0 7 1.172

Data are not available centrally by country for DFID representation only.

The table also includes cost figures by country; these are limited to the cost of representation and hence exclude costs associated with external secondments and projects. Where we have been unable to provide an individual country breakdown of expenditure we have included information for the region. These figures represent planned expenditure for 2003–04 and are subject to final outturn revisions.

Comparable expenditure figures for 2001 and 2002 are not available because in 2003–04 DFID introduced a new definition of administration costs to include costs for staff, travel and allowances that were previously paid from the programme budget. The change in definition will increase transparency and enable DFID to manage its administrative costs more effectively, but it precludes providing comparable figures for earlier years.

Location Non-locally

employed staff

Locally

employed staff

Total Cost of maintaining overseas

representation 2003–04

(£ million)

South Africa (including Namibia) 17 54 71 3.924
Sri Lanka 2 3 5 0.562
Sudan 2 0 2 (See Angola)
Switzerland 3 0 3 0.302
Tanzania 15 29 44 3.141
Uganda 21 35 56 3.588
Ukraine 2 8 10 0.657
USA 6 0 6 0.088
Vietnam 11 18 29 1.380
Yemen 1 1 2 0.078
Zambia 13 20 33 2.500
Zimbabwe 7 19 26 1.707
Grand Totals 405 929 1,334 77.824
1 West Asia records figures for Afghanistan and Pakistan together, the estimate of separate office costs is therefore an estimate for 2003–04
2 UK presence in Iraq since November 2003. DFID staff costs recorded only, support costs were met by the US Military for 2003–04.

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