To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of the relief aid pledged by the Government at the time of the Asian tsunami has to date been disbursed in (a) Indonesia, (b) Thailand and (c) Sri Lanka; and how much of that pledged funding remains unallocated. (205262)

The Department for International Development (DFID) disbursed £64.1 million in humanitarian aid following the tsunami. This amount includes aid-in-kind and contributions to regional projects. In its report of February 2007, The National Audit Office (NAO) declared that it was content that this money was properly and fully spent.

(a) Indonesia

£55 million was committed by DFID for emergency and relief activity. All of this was successfully spent in the months following the disaster. An additional £59.2 million was approved for post tsunami reconstruction. All these funds have now been allocated to projects, and £42,283,677 (71 per cent.) has been disbursed. The remainder is being disbursed when the funds are required for actual project expenditure, and all remaining funds should be disbursed by 31 March 2009.

(b) Thailand

The Department for International Development did not allocate funds for tsunami relief or reconstruction in Thailand.

(c) Sri Lanka

£4.4 million was committed for emergency and relief activities. All funds were disbursed in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. In addition, £2 million committed for longer-term tsunami reconstruction has been disbursed in full.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) representations he has received and (b) discussions he has had on the percentage of the funding given by public subscription following the Asian tsunami that has to date been spent by members of the Disasters Emergency Committee on Assistance to (i) Indonesia, (ii) Thailand and (iii) Sri Lanka; and what percentage of that money has to date been spent on (A) administration, including executive travel, (B) human aid to Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka and (C) working animal and livestock welfare in those countries. (205264)

The Department for International Development (DFID) has neither (a) received representations nor (b) held discussions on the percentage of funding spent in (i) Indonesia, (ii) Thailand and (iii) Sri Lanka by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) resulting from its tsunami appeal. The DEC and its associated non-governmental organisations provide information on the uses to which the funds raised by its appeals are put (see www.dec.org.uk). This information is not collected by DFID.