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Written question asked by David Marshall (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 19 October 2007. It was answered by Gareth Thomas (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 October 2007 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

EU Aid: Commonwealth

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the total amount of EU aid to Commonwealth countries was in each of the last five years; and what proportion was attributable to the UK in each year.
Answer

Official Development Assistance (ODA) from EU member states and the EC to Commonwealth countries over the last five years is laid out in the following table:

Table 1: ODA to Commonwealth Countries from EU members and EC, 2001-05
£ million
EU Members and EC ODA to Commonwealth Countries UK ODA to Commonwealth Countries
2001 3,333 943
2002 3,848 830
2003 3,683 1,117
2004 3,667 1,172
2005¹ 6,982 2,243
¹ In 2005, Nigeria received large sums of debt relief of £3,024 million from DAC EU members, of which £1,136 million from UK.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
160047; 465 c317W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Commonwealth EU aid
Link
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