HC Deb 23 July 2004 vol 424 cc736-40W
Chris Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will break down by recipient country aid given by the UK in each of the last 10 years(a) in total and (b) as a percentage of total expenditure. [186133]

Hilary Benn

I have arranged for copies of a document entitled "Bilateral Aid by Country (Total Gross Public Expenditure)" to be placed in the Libraries of the House. This includes details of the aid given by the UK to each recipient country in each of the last 10 years up until 2002–03, the last full year for which we have final figures. It also provides details of the percentage of total bilateral UK aid for the relevant year.

The UK also provides contributions to multilateral organisations from both DFID and the Government as a whole. By definition, this expenditure cannot be broken down by country as the UK contribution is pooled with those of other donors.

Chris Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the overseas aid budget expressed at today's prices was in each of the last 25 years; and what the projected budget is as a result of the Spending Review. [186135]

Hilary Benn

Expenditure on DFID programmes for the years 1978–79 to 2002–03, expressed in constant 2002–03 prices, is set out in the following table:

£ million (constant 2002–03 prices)
Total DFID programmes
1978–79 2,811
1979–80 2,629
1980–81 2,675
1981–82 2,495
1982–83 2,361
1983–84 2,411
1984–85 2,431
1985–86 2,360
1986–87 2,386
1987–88 2,308
1988–89 2,437
1989–90 2,515
1990–91 2,426
1991–92 2,614
1992–93 2,745
1993–94 2,780
1994–95 2,878
1995–96 2,756
1996–97 2,510
1997–98 2,342
1998–99 2,610
1999–2000 2,783
2000–01 2,946

Bilateral aid by country
Monetary aid Technical

co-operation

Aid and trade

provision

Grants and other

aid-in-kind

Humanitarian

assistance1

DFID debt relief2
Philippines
1997–98 353 3,393 621 140
1998–99 267 656 619
1999–2000 157 44 406
2000–01 241 545 250
2001–023 3,692 64 163 228
2002–03 631 67 158 321
2003–044 1,471 55 135 382
Romania
1997–98 5,481 196 32
1998–99 4,036 104
1999–2000 3,489 249
2000–01 3,180 258
2001–023 5,301 95
2002–03 5,798 300 50
2003–044 4,503 90
Ukraine
1997–98 8,535 588
1998–99 8,111 502
1999–2000 7,856 586
2000–01 9,033 197 100
2001–023 8,652 225

£ million (constant 2002–03 prices)
Total DFID programmes
2001–02 3,002
2002–03 3,313
Source:
DFID's annual statistical report Statistics on International

Development 1998–99 to 2002–03.

As a result of Spending Review 2002 DFID's Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit rose from £3.596 billion in 2003–04 to £4.529 billion in 2005–06. This represented over 8 per cent. annual real growth for the Spending Review period.

Spending Review 2004 provided another excellent settlement which demonstrated the Government's continuing commitment to tackling global poverty and the United Nation's 0.7 per cent. oda/GNI target. DFID's Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit will rise to £5.028 billion in 2006–07 and £5.323 billion in 2007–08. This represents 9.2 annual average real growth for the period of the Spending Review.

Angus Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much(a) monetary aid and (b) aid in kind his Department has (i) pledged and (ii) delivered to (A) the Philippines, (B) Romania and (C) Ukraine (1) in each financial year since 1997–98 and (2) in each month since January 2003; what new programmes his Department has (x) initiated and (y) funded in each country since January 2003; and if he will make a statement. [185716]

Mr. Gareth Thomas

The following table shows what has been delivered to the Philippines, Romania and Ukraine in terms of aid in kind and monetary aid from 1997–98 to 2003–04 (latest figures). DFID does not keep monthly records of pledges or expenditures specifically in terms of aid-in-kind or monetary aid; DFID also does not keep records of how much has been pledged specifically in terms of aid in kind or monetary aid.

Bilateral aid by country
Monetary aid Technical

co-operation

Aid and trade

provision

Grants and other

aid-in-kind

Humanitarian

assistance1

DFID debt relief2
2002–03 7,684 204 2
2003–044 6,295 166
1 Humanitarian assistance comprises food aid and other humanitarian assistance.
2 This comprises both interest and principal foregone under Retrospective Terms Adjustment. Amounts reported are repayments which

would have fallen.

32001–02 is a unique year in that total DFID expenditure is understated by around £140 million due to move to resource accounting.

See glossary for details.

4 The figures for 2003–04 are provisional.

Since 2003 DFID has committed a further £111,647 to support civil society organisations in the Philippines.

The following are new programmes initiated and funded in Romania since January 2003; all are extensions of existing activities in Romania.

£000
Social and Healthcare Linkages—To assist local

authorities in the equitable and sustainable delivery and

development of social and health care services

200
Social Development Scheme Fund—To support social

development, build social capital and contribute to

poverty alleviation in the communities most affected by

mining industry restructuring

200
Social Development Strategy for Romanian Mining

Regions—to support the "National Strategy for Mining

Industry" through providing a social development

strategy.

84
Social Mitigation Strengthening Cohesion and Lesson

Learning—To enhance the capacity of the National

Agency for Mining through strengthening cohesion and

lesson learning within the mining sector Social

Mitigation Project

76
Advisory support to the National Agency for Civil

Servants (NACS)—To improve the Government's

management of its civil servants by assisting the agency

to clarify its role and function

134
Assistance to National Agency for Civil Servants—

Human resource Planning, Establishment Control and

Pay Bill Modelling—to assist NACS gather and analyse

the data required to formulate a Human Resource Plan,

to determine the number and level of public positions

and to formulate pay proposals for 2004.

30
Technical Assistance to the General Secretariat of the

Government for building a coherent Policy Making and

an Accountable Administration—to assist the Unit for

Policy Planning and General Secretariat in the design of

institutional procedures of policy formulation,

monitoring and evaluation.

65
Public Admin Reform Strategy Adviser—The

establishment of a strategic framework which clearly

sets out Government public administration reform

actions, and identifies the role of the EC, World Bank

and other international organisations.

100
Support to the National Co-ordinator and Romanian

Commission for Poverty Prevention and Social

Inclusion (CASPIS)—To strengthen understanding and

strategic approach to poverty reduction, including

support to the CASPIS Technical Secretariat, line

ministries and at local level.

90
Adviser on Anti-Poverty Strategies to CASPIS—to

enhance capacity within CASPIS to adopt a strategic

approach to poverty reduction policies and to promote

the implementation of poverty reduction plans.

95
£
Strategic Planning Support to the Romania Social

Development Fund—(RSDF) to develop the

sustainable capacity to measurably contribute towards

national and/or local poverty alleviation and social

inclusion plans.

90
High Level Group for Romania Children Co-ordinator—

To promote child rights and protection and the

prevention of child abuse and neglect using an holistic

approach in the broader context of child health and

development.

42

The following are new programmes initiated and funded in Ukraine since January 2003.

£ million
Democratising Ukraine Project 1.5
Lviv Economic and Social Development Project 1.46
Ukraine Trade Policy Project 0.99
World Bank Ukraine Social Investment Fund (DFID

Technical Assistance Input)

0.3
World Bank Public Administration Reform

Programme (DFID TA Input)

0.3
Support to Ministry of Education and Sciences (Part of

UN global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Ukraine)

0.035
HIV/AIDS Small Project Support 0.025