International Development written question – answered at on 6 October 2008.
Claire Curtis-Thomas
Labour, Crosby
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 18 June 2008, Official Report, columns 1041-42W, on Pakistan: overseas aid, which of the 10 largest programmes supported by his Department in Pakistan in 2007 have continued in 2008; how much his Department is contributing to each in 2008; and when (a) the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation programme and (b) other short-term programmes are expected to be completed.
Douglas Alexander
The Secretary of State for International Development
In 2008-09 DFID is planning to continue providing support to all but one (the Faisalabad Area Upgrade Programme) of the 10 programmes referred to in our answer of
The current 2008-09 forecast for our 10 largest programmes is as follows (note this is subject to change, and it is difficult for us to provide a full breakdown by calendar year):
| Amount | |
| General Budget Support | 20,000,000 |
| Pakistan Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation | 19,500,000 |
| National Health Facility | 15,000,000 |
| Strengthening Education in Pakistan | 11,800,000 |
| Maternal and Newborn Health | 700,000 |
| Financial Inclusion Programme | 10,000,000 |
| Polio Programme | 5,000,000 |
| HIV/AIDS Programme | 3,000,000 |
| Humanitarian Assistance to Flood Victims and Internally Displaced People | 3,000,000 |
| Devolved Social Services Programme Financial Support | 2,500,000 |
The Earthquake Rehabilitation programme is currently scheduled to end in April 2010 and is subject to approval. Other projects supporting pro-poor growth, social protection and the elections are also scheduled for completion, though we will follow up with further diagnostic work.
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