To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of UK aid to Afghanistan was channelled through (a) the core budget of the Government of Afghanistan, (b) UN-administered trust funds and (c) UK administered projects in the latest period for which figures are available. (167252)

I have been asked to reply.

76 per cent. of DFID’s 2006-07 bilateral aid budget for Afghanistan was channelled through the core budget of the Government of Afghanistan.

Less than 1 per cent. of DFID’s 2006-07 bilateral aid budget for Afghanistan was channelled through UN-administered trust funds.

The remainder, approximately 23 per cent. of DFID’s 2006-07 bilateral aid budget for Afghanistan was channelled through UK administered projects.