§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much grant-in-aid the United Kingdom gave to the Maldives in each year since 1997. [167273]
§ Hilary Benn[holding answer 23 April 2004]UK bilateral aid to the Maldives in each financial year since 1997–98 has been:
£ Technical cooperation Grants and other aid in kind Total 1997–1998 88 204 292 1998–1999 70 240 310 1999–2000 44 248 292 2000–2001 69 217 286 2001–2002 17 66 83 2002–2003 16 180 195 Source: Statistics for International Development Data for 2003–04 are not yet published.
The EU did not make any development assistance grants to the Maldives, which could be attributable to the UK, in the period 1997–2001. Figures for 2002 are not yet published.