Written question asked by David Stewart (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 November 2004. It was answered by Gareth Thomas (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 November 2004 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the increased funding provided to writing off debt in the developing world will affect other projects under his Department's remit. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. David Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how the increased funding provided to writing off debt in the developing world will affect other projects under his Department's remit. [198057] Mr. Gareth Thomas: The increased funding provided to writing off debt will be additional to funding provided for DFID's other projects. The UK Government's recent 2004 Spending Review announced that total UK aid would rise to nearly £6.5 billion a year in 2007-08, a real terms increase of 140 per cent. since 1997. Part of the increase announced in the 2004 Spending Review was earmarked for the provision of further debt relief.

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