Overseas Aid
International Development
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire, Liberal Democrat)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of her Department's aid to countries in (a) Africa, (b) Asia and (c) the
Americas was allocated to (i) agricultural support, (ii) education and
(iii) healthcare in each of the last three years for which figures are
available; and if she will make a statement.
Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)
The following table provides the information requested.
DFID publishes details of Official Development Assistance (ODA) by country in its annual publication, Statistics on International Development:
Additionally, DFID produces details of ODA by country and sector in additional tables available online:
| Percentage | |||
| 2008- 09 | 2009- 10 | 2010- 11 | |
| Africa | |||
| Agriculture | 1.78 | 3.02 | 2.38 |
| Education | 16.20 | 13.49 | 17.27 |
| Health | 22.91 | 19.85 | 19.45 |
| Asia | |||
| Agriculture | 2.64 | 2.53 | 1.97 |
| Education | 16.17 | 15.12 | 17.02 |
| Health | 23.16 | 22.63 | 19.24 |
| Americas | |||
| Agriculture | 0.97 | 0.15 | 0.19 |
| Education | 3.52 | 3.04 | 24.32 |
| Health | 8.14 | 7.80 | 2.90 |
