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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid her Department has provided in Belize in each of the last 30 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid her Department has provided in Belize in each of the last 30 years.
DFID does not have a bilateral programme with Belize but it benefits from a number of DFID Caribbean regional programmes.
The most recent official publication on UK Government spending shows that £422,625.63 of Official Development Assistance (ODA) was spent in Belize in 2016.
The Statistics on International Development (SID) publishes an overview of UK spend on International Development in the calendar year; the SID began publishing data in 2009. Since 2009 the UK Government has spent £4,753,199.18 in Belize.
Detailed information on ODA spend can be found on the SID website, found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 15 June 2016 to Question 39652, on Central America: Borders, what projects the UK is funding to support economic activity in the border regions of Guatamala and Belize.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 15 June 2016 to Question 39652, on Central America: Borders, what projects the UK is funding to support economic activity in the border regions of Guatamala and Belize.
In Guatemala, a Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) funded project focuses on developing agro-forestry systems to help improve the lives and finances of local families, and reduce the likelihood of illegal incursions into Belize to farm land or collect forest resources.
In Belize, a FCO funded project focuses on improving the protection of forest and water resources for communities on the border with Guatemala. This will help to promote sustainable economic development in the area which will improve the lives and finances of local families, as well as supporting mutual cooperation.