To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which organisations have managed each project funded by his Department in the North Western Frontier Province of Pakistan since 2005; what the budget for each such project was; and how much his Department has spent on each such project to date. (284187)

The Department for International Development (DFID) has supported the following projects in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in Pakistan since 2005.

DFID has also supported the following nationwide programmes, which have helped provide services in NWFP as well as other parts of Pakistan:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funds his Department has allocated to organisations in the Swat, Dir, Malakand and Buner regions working with internally displaced persons following the Pakistani government’s military action against the Swat region. (284191)

There is limited access to the Swat, Dir, Malakand and Buner regions because of continued military operations and insecurity. The Department for International Development (DFID) is helping those who have been displaced from these districts in camps and host communities in neighbouring areas such as Swabi, Mardan, Charsadda, Peshawar and Nowshera.

DFID has committed a total of £22 million of humanitarian aid in response to this crisis, making us the second largest donor. Our funds are being used by international humanitarian agencies to meet critical needs. In total, DFID is funding 12 non-governmental organisations and eight United Nations’ agencies as well as the International Committee of the Red Cross. Our support is being used to provide shelter, food, water, sanitation, health care and protection for the most vulnerable, such as children.