To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much spending by her Department was classed as Overseas Development Assistance in each year from 2001 to 2005; and how much is projected for (a) 2006 and (b) 2007. (116447)

[holding answer 18 January 2007]: I refer the hon. Member to the reply my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Development gave to her on 30 January, Official Report, columns 164-66W, which details the Foreign and Commonwealth Office contributions to Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) from 2001-05. We anticipate ODA spend in 2006-07 and 2007-08 to be at least the same level or higher than that in 2005-06, although precise spend will depend on a number of factors, including the project activities supported in those years.