House of Lords written question – answered on 28 June 2010.
Lord Ashcroft
Conservative
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was given in aid to each of the British Overseas Territories in each of the last five years; and whether there are plans to increase the priority of the territories in the Department for International Development's budget.
Baroness Verma
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip), Lords Spokesperson (Department for International Development)
Details of aid provided to the British Overseas Territories by the Department for International Development (DfID) are published annually in Statistics onInternational Development, which is available in the Library and on the DFID website at: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/About-DFID/Finance-and-performance/Aid-Statistics/Statistics-on-International-Development-2009/.
Figures for 2005-6 to 2008-9 are reproduced in the table below. Figures for 2009-10 will be published later this year.
| £ 000s | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| St Helena & Dependencies (including Tristan da Cunha) | 13,564 | 15,692 | 17,550 | 35,738 |
| Anguilla | 895 | 127 | ||
| Montserrat | 12,617 | 15,556 | 17,164 | 16,276 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 357 | 149 | 178 | 1,000 |
| Pitcairn | 2,582 | 1,837 | 1,460 | 2,115 |
| Gibraltar | 2 | 1 | ||
| Overseas Territories (Regional Programmes) | 1,532 | 1,771 | 1,001 | 804 |
| TOTAL | 31,548 | 35,132 J | 37,353 | 55,933 |
In the coming months DfID will be reviewing its aid programme to determine how we can achieve better value for money for the taxpayer and fulfil our obligation to the citizens of UK Overseas Territories. Allocation of funding to UK Overseas Territories will be determined as part of the review.
Yes2 people think so
No0 people think not
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