HC Deb 12 February 2004 vol 417 cc1576-7W
Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much of the Overseas Development Administration's funding was paid to(a) governments and (b) non-governmental organisations in each year between 1974 and 1997. [154251]

Hilary Benn

This information was not compiled at the time and our records do not hold sufficient detail to analysis this retrospectively.

Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the Overseas Development Administration's total annual budget was in each year between 1974 and 1997. [154265]

Hilary Benn

We hold records of the Overseas Development Administration (ODA) voted budget back to 1983–84. Figures for these years are listed in the table.

ODA Budget
Total (£ million)
1983–84 1,171
1984–85 1,208
1985–86 1,234
1986–87 1,294
1987–88 1,322
1988–89 1,511
1989–90 1.639
ODA Budget
Total (£ million)
1990–91 1,691
1991–92 1,897
1992–93 2,021
1993–94 2,052
1994–95 2,141
1995–96 1,983
1996–97 1,855

Details of ODA's total expenditure for earlier years are available in Statistics on International Development. Copies can he found in the House Library.