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Dept for International Development

Answer

John Barrett: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what financial aid has been given to the national Government of Namibia from (a) her Department, (b) the European Union and (c) the World Bank every year since 1999, and what efforts are being made to ensure that such aid is used effectively for the benefit of those in extreme poverty. [75052] Clare Short: DFID's expenditure in Namibia was as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £000's 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 3,861 3,571 2,712 2,017 of which financial aid 0 0 0 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Latest available figures for the European Commission are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £000,000's 1999 2000 28.7 29.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. There has been no significant World Bank financial aid since 1999. DFID's funds are spent in accordance with country strategies which focus on key poverty reduction priorities. DFID's strategy for Namibia has recently been incorporated within a broader regional strategy for the middle-income countries of Southern Africa.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

391 c190-1W; 75052

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Development aid International assistance European Union Poverty Namibia World Bank Foreign aid

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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