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As these estimates are for a subset of the population in a small geographical area, they are based on very small sample sizes, and are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty. In this case, the sample sizes are not sufficient to give an accurate estimate of even the direction of the change over the period.

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ONS also compiles statistics for local areas of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA). Table 2, attached, shows the annual average number of people aged 18 to 24, resident in the Peterborough constituency, claiming JSA from 2001 to 2006.

Table 1: Unemployed persons, aged 16 to 24 resident in the Peterborough constituency
Thousand
12 months ending:	Level	Rate( 1) (percentage)
February 2001	1	8.0
February 2002	1	15.5
February 2003	1	10.7
February 2004	1	10.9
March 2005	1	10.9
March 2006	1	14.1
(1) Unemployed as a percentage of the economically active population. Notes: 1. Estimates are subject to random variability. 2. Changes in the estimates over time should be treated with particular caution. Source: Annual local area Labour Force Survey; Annual Population survey.

Table 2: Annual average number of claimants of jobseeker’s allowance aged 18 to 24 resident in the Peterborough constituency
	Number
2001	455
2002	435
2003	530
2004	510
2005	585
2006	655
Notes: 1. Claimant count data by age includes computerised claims only. 2. Dataset rounded to the nearest 5. Source: Jobcentre Plus administrative data.

International Development

Afghanistan

Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on the provision of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. [111110]

Hilary Benn: Since 2000 DFID has provided over £390 million in development assistance to Afghanistan. DFID has committed to spend a further £330 million
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over the next three years, with £102 million in 2006-07 and at least £107 million in 2007-08.

In 2000-01 and 2001-02 the funding was entirely humanitarian?a total of £57 million was spent through NGOs and multilateral such as the World Food Programme (WFP), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and United National High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). In line with Afghanistan’s needs, DFID humanitarian funding has gradually decreased from £44 million in 2001-02 to £1.3 million this year (2006-07). Funding this year has been channelled towards the drought in the North and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Helmand.

The drought in Afghanistan is predominantly in the northern areas and is affecting 2.5 million people. The Government of Afghanistan and the UN jointly launched an appeal in October. DFID has contributed £1 million towards the UN appeal for drought mitigation. This will be used for water and sanitation projects in the most affected areas. The money will be used to fund NGOs working with the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD), the main government partner of the UN drought appeal.

DFID has also provided assistance to IDPs in Helmand. The UN has estimated that around 2,800 families have been displaced in Helmand. UK officials are monitoring the situation. We are currently assured that basic needs are being met. The UK has provided funding (£30,000) for food aid and essential items like soap and blankets for these displaced families.

More broadly, UNHCR, WFP and local implementing partners continue to work on humanitarian programmes in Afghanistan providing basic service such as shelter units, water and sanitation, healthcare and education facilities.

Agricultural Research Institutions

Mr. Meacher: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which international agricultural research institutions received funding from his Department in each year between 2000-01 and 2005-06; how much funding was provided in each case; and which projects were facilitated by this funding. [110723]

Mr. Thomas: The assistance that DFID has provided centrally to international agriculture centres during the period 2000-01-2005-06 is detailed in the following table.

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Table of core and project funding received by international agricultural research institutions from DFID between 2000-01 and 2005-06
£
	Type of funding	Financial year
Name of institution/ Name of project	Core	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Bioversity International (formerly International Plant Genetic Resources Institute)	Core	600,000	650,000	650,000	650,000	910,000	910,000
International Service for National Agricultural Research (now part of IFPRI)	Core	160,000	180,000	180,000	430,000	290,000	290,000
International Livestock Research Institute	Core	700,000	730,000	630,000	630,000	758,000	720,000
Fodder Initiative	Project	—	—	100,000	420,000	480,000	360,000
Fodder Workshops		—	55,000	—	—	—	—
Livestock Mapping Workshops		33,750	33,750	—	—	—	—
Centre For International Forestry Research	Core	—	—	—	—	200,000	600,000
NRRD Project Support	Project	382,000	395,000	—	—	—	—
Project Support Funding	Project	—	—	363,802	411,198	400,000	—
The International Centre For Agricultural Research In The Dry Areas Pest	Core	510,000	560,000	560,000	560,000	780,000	780,000
Integrated Pest Management of Sunn In West Asia	Project	—	242,660	230,200	231,588	59,762	—
International Crops Research Institute For The Semi Arid Tropics	Core	720,000	975,000	750,000	750,000	1,200,000	1,200,000
Conference on Nitrogen Fixation	Project	—	—	10,000	—	—	—
West Africa Rice Development Association		180,000	230,000	230,000	230,000	425,000	350,000
International Institute Of Tropical Agriculture	Core	380,000	410,000	410,000	410,000	570,000	570,000
Weed Management	Project	—	190,200	240,010	262,540	50,145	—
Overcoming Major Constraints To Conventional Yam breeding	Project	85,723	80,038	—	—	—	—
Microbal Control Of Termites Africa	Project	88,464	—	—	—	—	—
International Water Management Institute.	Core	—	—	—	—	300,000	600,000
Water And Food Challenge Programme	Project	—	—	—	—	2,500,000	2,500,000
Small holder water management systems	Project	22,855	45,710	58,580	—	—	—
Strengthening Underutised Crops	Project	—	—	—	—	68,560	66,110
Water Short Basins In South Africa	Project	37,500	—	—	—	—	—
World Fish	Core	—	—	—	—	170,000	440,000
Mekong Project	Project	—	—	59,803	151,409	133,003	—
ICLARM IITA Project	Project	162,233	199,126	194,001	194,000	197,001	11,661
Caribbean Marine Protected Areas	Project	200,000	100,000	—	—	—	—
Nile Talipia Project	Project	—	85,450	87,750	86,750	36,000	—
Silver Barb in South East Asia	Project	800	28,650	—	—	—	—
Associate Professional Officer for Mekong Project	Project	—	—	15,996	—	—	—
Women In Fisheries Seminar	Project	—	10,000	—	—	—	—
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre	Core	530,000	580,000	800,000	770,000	1,090,000	860,000
Farmers Dialogue	Project	—	—	—	—	—	85,000
Challenge Programme Crop Diversity	Project	—	—	—	—	2,500,000	2,500,000
Global Forum on Agricultural Research		—	—	—	—	—	—
Stakeholders Analysis For Effective Partnerships	Project	—	—	—	—	16,500	—
International Centre for Development Orientated Research In Agriculture	Core	117,000	108,300	161,700	140,000	250,000	250,000
International Centre of Tropical Agriculture	Core	410,000	225,000	450,000	450,000	720,000	720,000
High Value Products Workshop	Project	—	—	—	—	—	22,200
Soil Water Nutrient Management	Project	70,000	99,620	179,200	72,800	—	—
Conference On Social Research	Project	—	—	6,500	—	—	—
Bolivia Initiative	Project	—	—	105,100	107,500	106,300	—
Whtefly Project	Project	—	—	—	—	—	540,904
Research Gender Analysis	Project	—	—	—	—	—	126,039
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)	Core	160,000	190,000	190,000	190,000	310,000	310,000
Public And Private Partnership	Project	—	—	—	—	59,180	—
Harvest Plus Challenge Programme	Project	—	—	—	—	500,000	500,000
International Rice Research Institute		760,000	790,000	750,000	750,000	1,120,000	1,120,000
Forum for Agricultural Research In Africa		—	—	—	—	—	—
Sub-Saharan African Challenge Programme	Project	—	—	—	—	500,000	140,000
International Potato Centre		400,000	656,128	430,000	430,000	640,000	640,000
Diseases of Potatoes		—	—	286,830	272,154	—	—
World Vegetable Centre		—	—	—	—	300,000	300,000
Development Of an Pest management Strategy	Project	92,935	52,103	60,717	75,695	134,037	79,375
Mungbean In Cereal Fallows in Indo Gangetic Plants	Project	—	—	154,600	145,400	—	—
Sustainable Management of Tomato	Project	76,439	46,806	—	—	—	—
Improving Food Security In Sub Saharan Africa	Project	39,500	19,000	—	—	—	—
Promotion of Mungbean Research	Project	28,400	—	—	—	—	—
							79,375
International Network Bamboo Ratten Project		—	—	—	—	—	—
Phase 1	Project	—	—	20,000	40,000	20,000	—
Phase 2	Project	—	—	—	—	—	35,934
International Foundation For Science	Core	—	—	—	—	75,000	75,000
International Centre For Research In Agroforestry	Core					200,000	600,000
Poverty Reduction In Rural Communities	Project	391,696	360,867	375,000	400,000	400,000
Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International		—	—	—	—	—	—
Partnership Facility	Project	75,000	100,000	150,000	200,000	300,000	350,000
Rice Wheat	Project	—	—	62,500	125,000	125,000	30,443
Global Plant Clinic	Project	—	—	—	—	—	250,000
World Bank Assessment	Project	—	—	—	—	—	105,110
Total		7,414,295	8,428,408	8,952,289	9,586,034	18,893,488	19,037,776

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