Written question asked by Andrew Mackinlay (Labour) on Thursday, 4 November 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 November 1999. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Thursday, 11 November 1999 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what have been the levels of spending of the Know How Fund in each year in the Ukraine; and if she will make a statement. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what have been the levels of spending of the Know How Fund in each year in the Ukraine; and if she will make a statement. [98001] Clare Short: Recent expenditure for DFID's bilateral programme for Ukraine (Know How Fund) has been as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year £ million 1996-97 9.814 1997-98 8.873 1998-99{1} 8.744 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} This figure is provisional, pending publication of Statistics on International Development In line with our Country Strategy Paper of October 1998, which reflects the White Paper on International Development, DFID bilateral assistance pays particular attention to the social, governance and environmental aspects of the transition.

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