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Written question asked by Lord Blaker (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Vadera (Labour) on Monday, 15 October 2007.

Zimbabwe: Aid

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the value of the aid they have given to Zimbabwe in each of the last six years to the latest available date.
Answer

Details of the UK's bilateral assistance and imputed multilateral assistance to Zimbabwe over the last six years for which data are available are laid out in the tables below. Since 2003, none of our aid has been given through the Government of Zimbabwe but has been directed instead through the UN and NGOs.

Table 1: UK Total Bilateral Gross Public Expenditure on Development in Zimbabwe 2001-02 to 2006-07, (£ thousands)
Financial Year Bilateral Expenditure
2001-02 15,234
2002-03 29,926
2003-04 34,167
2004-05 25,854
2005-06 34,121
2006-07 32,935
Table 2: Imputed UK Share of Multilateral Aid to Zimbabwe for 2000 to 2005 (£ thousands)
Calendar Year Imputed aid
2000 813
2001 1,044
2002 973
2003 1,379
2004 2,224
2005 5,717

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5391; 695 c38WA
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Development aid Zimbabwe
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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