To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of bilateral assistance to Tanzania was delivered by direct budget support in 2005-06; and what projections he has made for future delivery of direct budget support as a proportion of overall bilateral aid up to 2009-10. (131308)

The proportion of DFID bilateral assistance in Tanzania delivered as direct budget support in 2005-06 and the projections up to 2009-10 are set out in the following table ; the level of spending for 2008-09 onwards has not yet been set.

The figure for 2009-10 is a conservative one and may be increased depending on our spending review settlement and continued good progress in Tanzania.