Written question asked by Frank Roy (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 16 May 2003. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Friday, 16 May 2003 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid the Government has sent to the Congo in the last three years. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Roy: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what aid the Government has sent to the Congo in the last three years. [112606] Hilary Benn: While we do not have a development programme with the Republic of Congo as we do with the Democratic Republic of Congo, over the last three years for which figures are available, the Government's assistance (including debt relief) to both countries has been: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Gross Public Expenditure, in £ million Rep. Of Congo Dem. Rep. Of Congo 1999-2000 3.224 2.132 2000-01 -- 6.752 2001-02 -- 10.262 2002-031 0.370 16.057 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Provisional figures

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 112606; 405 c475W;405 c473W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Development aid Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of Congo
Contains statistics: Yes
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