§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the level of charitable donations from the United Kingdom to developing countries in each of the last five years. [149156]
§ John HealeyThe Government conduct a survey every year of non-Governmental organisations which provide assistance to developing countries. Aid flows from voluntary agencies are estimated from a statistical inquiry conducted annually by DfID in line with current survey control policy. The following table sets out the figures for the years 1998 to 2002.
Expenditure by voluntary organisations in developing countries £ million 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total expenditure 397 495 534 456 482 of which: Officially funded 143 175 170 207 221 Funded by other UK agencies 1 22 9 24 26 Privately funded 253 298 354 225 235 Source:
Voluntary agencies surveys of 1999–2003. The private element is published in DfID's annual publication "Statistics on International Development".