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Written question asked by Lord Strathclyde (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Amos (Labour) on Thursday, 8 December 2005.

El Salvador and Guatemala: Bilateral Aid

Question
What was the extent of bilateral support given by the United Kingdom to the governments of (a) El Salvador; and (b) Guatemala in the overseas aid budget for each financial year since 2000–01; what is planned for the current financial year; and whether they have any plans to review those levels following Hurricane Stan.
Answer

UK bilateral assistance to the governments of El Salvador and Guatemala during the past 5 years was:

Total DfID bilateral programme (including humanitarian) sources Aid from other UK official sources Total*
El Salvador
2000–01 1,820 4,445 6,265
2001–02 431 4,141 4,572
2002–03 338 10,146 10,484
2003–04 107 1,245 1,352
2004–05 75 0 75
Guatemala
2000–01 319 30,332 30,651
2001–02 420 0 420
2002–03 289 0 289
2003–04 237 0 237
2004–05 196 0 196
* (Gross public expenditure)

DfID provides development assistance to Guatemala and El Salvador through its regional plan for Latin America, UK contributions through multilateral institutions and through the funding of civil society organisations in Central America.Additional UK support to Guatemala and El Salvador following Hurricane Stan totalled £253,000. This support was provided through Plan International UK, £103,000 (70 per cent for Guatemala and 30 per cent for El Salvador) and through Care International UK, £100,000 for Guatemala, and £50,000 for El Salvador. There are currently no plans to review the levels of bilateral assistance.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2507; 676 c115-6WA
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Development aid Disaster relief Bilateral aid El Salvador Hurricanes and tornadoes Guatemala
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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