Written question asked by Rachael Maskell (Labour) on Thursday, 1 July 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 July 2021 (named day). It was answered by Wendy Morton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 July 2021 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Water Supply: Finance
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many water pumps and wells overseas has the Government funded in each of the last 5 years.
- Original answer
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UK Aid funded programmes in the water supply sector report the number of people reached with improved water supply or sanitation and provide financial reports, they do not report on the number of wells or pumps needed to provide those water services. Between 2015 and 2020 the UK supported 62.6 million people to gain access to basic water supply or sanitation services. The table below shows the total UK bilateral ODA spend on Water Supply and Sanitation between 2015 and 2019, as presented in respective annual Statistics on International Development publications:
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
£183 million
£170 million
£177 million
£207 million
£176 million
(Total UK Bilateral ODA Spend on Water Supply and Sanitation, as presented in annual Statistics on International Development publications)
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The answer was corrected by Wendy Morton (Conservative)
on Thursday, 8 July 2021 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
- Corrected answer
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UK Aid funded programmes in the water supply sector report the number of people reached with improved water supply or sanitation and provide financial reports, they do not report on the number of wells or pumps needed to provide those water services. Between 2015 and 2020 the UK supported 62.6 million people to gain access to basic water supply or sanitation services.
The table below shows the total UK bilateral ODA spend on Water Supply and Sanitation between 2015 and 2019, as presented in respective annual Statistics on International Development publications:20152016201720182019£183 million£170 million£177 million£207 million£176 million(Total UK Bilateral ODA Spend on Water Supply and Sanitation, as presented in annual Statistics on International Development publications)Yearly UK bilateral ODA spend on Water Supply and Sanitation can be found in the respective annual Statistics on International Development publications: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 25888
- Session
- 2021-22
- Subjects
- Finance Water supply Wells Hydraulic equipment
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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