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Aid

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid the UK has given to (a) Gibraltar, (b) British overseas territories and (c) Commonwealth countries in each of the last seven years. [56858]

Mr. Thomas: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to him on 12 December 2005; Official Report, column 1625W.

Assistance provided to Commonwealth countries over the same period is set out in the following table:

Country 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05

Antigua and Barbuda 626,275 5,604,912 5,220,288 1,761,105 1,494,592 95,324 42,343

Bahamas -995 34,622 14,988 18,102 19,606 912 —

Bangladesh 65,926,654 69,670,233 74,017,421 60,303,479 73,173,575 155,371,484 149,144,139

Barbados 533,180 1,049,395 199,164 323,448 857,318 2,624,697 177,410

Belize 9,357,252 14,876,223 8,135,547 5,541,272 11,080,823 1,670,144 1,641,795

Botswana 3,275,016 3,044,756 2,481,372 1,990,184 1,094,251 503,525 227,529

Brunei 6,344 6,343 6,072 18,521 21,300 3,656 2,768

Cameroon 3,588,654 7,004,879 6,999,187 6,226,119 31,544,574 10,337,660 16,546,910

Cyprus 379,970 188,237 146,557 93,718 58,939 8,601 16,142

Dominica 2,530,695 2,480,524 1,174,451 990,116 1,832,549 1,286,590 1,086,771

Fiji 441,071 392,559 425,234 432,686 377,847 320,381 295,957

Gambia, The 979,373 1,369,957 1,747,554 2,043,399 893,772 428,659 406,379

Ghana 62,856,020 51,886,968 74,699,871 54,479,208 90,708,547 77,950,715 136,323,692

Grenada 1,140,991 922,737 615,736 443,696 501,977 566,380 6,022,139

Guyana 22,962,429 16,232,846 31,001,814 16,429,518 14,952,149 17,857,683 8,786,445

India 109,256,249 104,617,238 125,478,918 199,163,335 183,446,195 243,948,057 269,266,001

Jamaica 10,140,356 9,042,899 7,550,116 8,927,239 8,613,623 5,366,598 9,677,149

Kenya 41,537,762 32,358,807 62,155,031 33,988,937 63,023,801 28,452,542 37,823,762

Kiribati 316,282 183,759 47,247 49,990 42,205 52,605 75,489

Lesotho 4,149,915 2,939,031 2,257,924 2,717,516 2,847,562 3,317,981 3,521,501

Malawi 52,550,450 49,057,721 55,143,933 49,562,725 52,210,622 57,343,703 56,428,612

Malaysia 960,146 1,086,323 670,608 528,969 408,887 256,280 4,199,054

Maldives 309,611 292,189 285,763 82,580 195,271 199,068 807,557

Malta 146,385 99,173 121,759 71,202 118,730 12,963 —

Mauritius 1,194,795 569,798 1,681,458 2,545,548 674,641 169,236 112,230

Mozambique 28,901,817 70,642,789 43,303,817 134,132,607 39,100,998 36,712,943 47,940,379

Namibia 3,861,143 3,571,224 2,712,008 2,016,976 2,205,927 1,366,045 1,201,407

Nigeria 11,126,755 14,395,262 15,939,505 20,560,716 29,286,656 32,629,790 78,766,992

Pakistan 26,907,092 23,472,009 15,872,041 44,838,085 46,851,975 66,298,721 55,279,016

Papua New Guinea 13,068,358 3,136,581 1,245,314 2,464,955 798,430 1,173 —

Seychelles 216,329 300,445 33,471 66,659 42,688 11,675 9,806

Sierra Leone 9,148,934 29,798,282 34,113,424 36,741,313 32,189,598 34,280,436 27,430,790

Singapore 133,321 139,384 166,078 82,759 87,259 72,584 41,744

Solomon Islands 813,407 719,347 436,599 457,728 566,850 461,586 375,753

South Africa, Republic of 34,666,476 47,795,682 36,422,992 43,812,456 57,195,603 93,321,379 53,734,635

Sri Lanka 7,864,367 7,827,279 10,570,036 7,537,815 8,301,503 9,544,357 7,216,858

St. Kitts-Nevis 609,256 98,751 1,699 1,038 18,474 34,992 681

St. Lucia 442,227 886,098 1,007,038 738,446 682,052 441,234 361,536

St. Vincent and Grenadines 681,052 311,217 216,557 116,524 2,686,085 9,230 11,690

Swaziland 3,980,703 3,532,727 2,645,864 1,282,037 1,343,372 906,510 664,888

Tanzania 77,886,526 74,708,627 111,737,069 205,492,884 98,347,546 162,372,230 129,976,650

Tonga 113,025 98,652 116,076 100,522 37,146 548 —

Trinidad and Tobago 258,010 253,724 236,512 177,033 180,683 90,973 186,076

Tuvalu 33,138 28,311 8,573 25,376 28,183 12,253 787

Uganda 64,251,372 89,977,583 97,427,499 68,091,074 54,040,925 59,557,656 61,454,045

Vanuatu 2,695,528 109,970 28,268 36,809 65,103 221,921 23,016

Western Samoa 7,000 — 14,760 — — — —

Zambia 33,537,469 46,642,533 93,342,940 59,202,793 45,139,594 32,304,171 163,537,392

Totals Commonwealth 716,368,182 793,458,602 929,876,155 1,076,709,212 959,390,005 1,138,797,853 1,330,845,917

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Country	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05
Antigua and Barbuda	626,275	5,604,912	5,220,288	1,761,105	1,494,592	95,324	42,343
Bahamas	-995	34,622	14,988	18,102	19,606	912	—
Bangladesh	65,926,654	69,670,233	74,017,421	60,303,479	73,173,575	155,371,484	149,144,139
Barbados	533,180	1,049,395	199,164	323,448	857,318	2,624,697	177,410
Belize	9,357,252	14,876,223	8,135,547	5,541,272	11,080,823	1,670,144	1,641,795
Botswana	3,275,016	3,044,756	2,481,372	1,990,184	1,094,251	503,525	227,529
Brunei	6,344	6,343	6,072	18,521	21,300	3,656	2,768
Cameroon	3,588,654	7,004,879	6,999,187	6,226,119	31,544,574	10,337,660	16,546,910
Cyprus	379,970	188,237	146,557	93,718	58,939	8,601	16,142
Dominica	2,530,695	2,480,524	1,174,451	990,116	1,832,549	1,286,590	1,086,771
Fiji	441,071	392,559	425,234	432,686	377,847	320,381	295,957
Gambia, The	979,373	1,369,957	1,747,554	2,043,399	893,772	428,659	406,379
Ghana	62,856,020	51,886,968	74,699,871	54,479,208	90,708,547	77,950,715	136,323,692
Grenada	1,140,991	922,737	615,736	443,696	501,977	566,380	6,022,139
Guyana	22,962,429	16,232,846	31,001,814	16,429,518	14,952,149	17,857,683	8,786,445
India	109,256,249	104,617,238	125,478,918	199,163,335	183,446,195	243,948,057	269,266,001
Jamaica	10,140,356	9,042,899	7,550,116	8,927,239	8,613,623	5,366,598	9,677,149
Kenya	41,537,762	32,358,807	62,155,031	33,988,937	63,023,801	28,452,542	37,823,762
Kiribati	316,282	183,759	47,247	49,990	42,205	52,605	75,489
Lesotho	4,149,915	2,939,031	2,257,924	2,717,516	2,847,562	3,317,981	3,521,501
Malawi	52,550,450	49,057,721	55,143,933	49,562,725	52,210,622	57,343,703	56,428,612
Malaysia	960,146	1,086,323	670,608	528,969	408,887	256,280	4,199,054
Maldives	309,611	292,189	285,763	82,580	195,271	199,068	807,557
Malta	146,385	99,173	121,759	71,202	118,730	12,963	—
Mauritius	1,194,795	569,798	1,681,458	2,545,548	674,641	169,236	112,230
Mozambique	28,901,817	70,642,789	43,303,817	134,132,607	39,100,998	36,712,943	47,940,379
Namibia	3,861,143	3,571,224	2,712,008	2,016,976	2,205,927	1,366,045	1,201,407
Nigeria	11,126,755	14,395,262	15,939,505	20,560,716	29,286,656	32,629,790	78,766,992
Pakistan	26,907,092	23,472,009	15,872,041	44,838,085	46,851,975	66,298,721	55,279,016
Papua New Guinea	13,068,358	3,136,581	1,245,314	2,464,955	798,430	1,173	—
Seychelles	216,329	300,445	33,471	66,659	42,688	11,675	9,806
Sierra Leone	9,148,934	29,798,282	34,113,424	36,741,313	32,189,598	34,280,436	27,430,790
Singapore	133,321	139,384	166,078	82,759	87,259	72,584	41,744
Solomon Islands	813,407	719,347	436,599	457,728	566,850	461,586	375,753
South Africa, Republic of	34,666,476	47,795,682	36,422,992	43,812,456	57,195,603	93,321,379	53,734,635
Sri Lanka	7,864,367	7,827,279	10,570,036	7,537,815	8,301,503	9,544,357	7,216,858
St. Kitts-Nevis	609,256	98,751	1,699	1,038	18,474	34,992	681
St. Lucia	442,227	886,098	1,007,038	738,446	682,052	441,234	361,536
St. Vincent and Grenadines	681,052	311,217	216,557	116,524	2,686,085	9,230	11,690
Swaziland	3,980,703	3,532,727	2,645,864	1,282,037	1,343,372	906,510	664,888
Tanzania	77,886,526	74,708,627	111,737,069	205,492,884	98,347,546	162,372,230	129,976,650
Tonga	113,025	98,652	116,076	100,522	37,146	548	—
Trinidad and Tobago	258,010	253,724	236,512	177,033	180,683	90,973	186,076
Tuvalu	33,138	28,311	8,573	25,376	28,183	12,253	787
Uganda	64,251,372	89,977,583	97,427,499	68,091,074	54,040,925	59,557,656	61,454,045
Vanuatu	2,695,528	109,970	28,268	36,809	65,103	221,921	23,016
Western Samoa	7,000	—	14,760	—	—	—	—
Zambia	33,537,469	46,642,533	93,342,940	59,202,793	45,139,594	32,304,171	163,537,392
Totals Commonwealth	716,368,182	793,458,602	929,876,155	1,076,709,212	959,390,005	1,138,797,853	1,330,845,917

Burma

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what HIV/AIDS projects in Burma are supported by the British Government. [54646]

Mr. Thomas: DFID supports work on HIV/AIDS in Burma through the UN-managed, multi-donor Fund for HIV/AIDS in Myanmar (FHAM), to which DFID is the main contributor (at £10 million over three years from 2004 to 2006). I shall arrange for copies of the latest progress report, entitled Joint Programme for HIV/AIDS in Myanmar Progress Report 2003–2004 and Fund for HIV/AIDS in Myanmar (FHAM) Annual Progress Report April 2004 to March 2005, which includes a full list of the fund's activities, to be placed in the Libraries of the House.

Chernobyl

Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) financial and (b) other assistance his Department has given in the last 12 months to the Government of Ukraine to ameliorate the health and other problems experienced by families as a consequence of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident; and if he will make a statement. [57281]

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Hilary Benn: DFID has provided assistance to those affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident through our share of the nuclear safety component of the European Community's (EC) Technical Assistance to the Commonwealth of Independent States (TACIS) programme. This provides assistance to 12 countries in Eastern Europe and central Asia (in 2005 the UK's share of EC external assistance was 17.06 per cent.). The 2005 programme includes €17.9 million for Ukraine. Its main aim is to attain the highest level of nuclear safety, including the management of the Chernobyl site. In addition the programme includes €1.5 million for restarting previous agriculture activities and creating new jobs for those in the areas affected by the accident.

DFID has not provided bilateral support for this specific purpose. However, other UK Government Departments have provided assistance bilaterally, as well as through the European Community, to the Government of Ukraine and to neighbouring countries to help to address the health and other problems experienced by families as a consequence of the accident at Chernobyl. Details of this assistance can be found in The Global Partnership—Progress during 2005 on the UK's programmes to address nuclear, chemical and biological legacies in the Former Soviet Union (URN 05/373)".

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Copies are available in the Libraries of the House and/or can be downloaded from www.dti.gov.uk/energy/nuclear/FSU/index.shtml.

Democratic Republic of Congo

John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations he has received on child abuse by religious sects in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [55402]

Hilary Benn: The Government are concerned by reports from non-governmental organisations (NGO)s and the media, that children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and elsewhere are being accused of 'sorcery' and then abused by members of revivalist churches. These reports indicate that the accused children, usually from impoverished families, are physically or mentally abused in order to 'cleanse' them of evil spirits.

As part of our Presidency of the European Union, the UK led an initiative to raise awareness of the problem of so-called 'child witches' in the DRC, and we continue to push the Congolese government for action in protecting these children as well as other vulnerable groups.

John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps are being taken by his Department to assist children who are abused as witches in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [55403]

Hilary Benn: The UK has frequently reminded the Congolese authorities of the need to protect vulnerable groups, including children accused of sorcery. As part of our Presidency of the European Union, the UK led an initiative to raise awareness of the problem of so-called 'child witches' in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Along with our EU partners, DFID will continue to work with civil society groups, established churches and the Congolese government and to push for further action to address this problem and bring those who abuse children to justice. The British Embassy in Kinshasa's Small Grants Scheme has also supported local organisations providing direct support to children accused of sorcery.

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