asked Her Majesty's Government:
How much has been spent since 6 April 1991 on assistance to Palestinians and to Lebanon by (a) the United Kingdom, and (b) the European Union. [HL3879]
Comparable data on assistance to Lebanon, West Bank and Gaza and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) provided by the UK, European Commission (EC) and the 15 members of the European Union (EU-15) at that time are only available on a calendar-year basis. Details on the level of official development assistance (ODA) provided by the UK, the EC and the EU-15 are in the table below. EC and EU-15 data are only available up to 2006.
Lebanon West Bank and Gaza UNRWA UK European Commission EU-15 (incl. UK) UK European Commission EU-15 (incl. UK) UK European Commission EU-15 (incl. UK) 1991* 0.1 3.9 17.1 1.1 - - 5.9 21.4 38.1 1992* 0.3 3.5 25.8 1.2 - - 8.8 31.1 44.2 1993 0.3 6.8 31.0 1.7 37.6 11.1 6.0 23.8 38.2 1994 0.3 9.0 31.4 6.3 58.2 39.8 6.0 8.4 40.7 1995 0.2 12.0 31.4 4.3 47.8 79.2 6.7 5.9 38.7 1996 0.5 8.9 48.5 3.5 84.6 105.0 7.6 - 47.1 1997 0.3 13.3 38.5 6.2 71.5 94.5 7.3 - 37.2 1998 0.1 40.2 40.3 5.3 49.2 100.3 8.3 - 39.5 1999 0.2 9.9 35.5 6.6 9.0 92.9 8.5 - 40.5 2000 0.6 23.8 35.1 9.7 41.3 98.5 18.2 24.4 58.5 2001 0.2 6.3 30.1 11.8 82.3 89.7 25.7 33.9 67.2 2002 0.1 14.7 32.5 15.8 113.9 124.7 21.9 39.8 66.4 2003 0.2 33.2 40.7 19.1 110.9 130.5 21.4 49.0 66.6 2004 0.2 37.4 44.1 16.1 101.9 125.2 22.2 41.9 68.1 2005 0.3 24.0 42.5 12.9 113.7 148.1 13.8 48.6 53.2 2006 3.8 114.9 121.4 19.1 140.2 178.0 16.6 62.2 62.9 Total 7.1 361.8 645.9 140.7 1062.1 1417.5 204.9 309.4 807.1 *International data for the West Bank and Gaza are not available prior to 1993
UNRWA is a regional institution, covering the West Bank and Gaza, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. Country allocations vary on an annual basis. In 2008, UNRWA has allocated approximately 13 per cent of its assistance to Lebanon, 16 per cent to the West Bank and 31 per cent to the Gaza Strip. Just over 7 per cent is set aside for its headquarters in Gaza.
In 2007-08, DfID spent £55.3 million on the West Bank and Gaza, including the share for the West Bank and Gaza of its support of £15.6 million to UNRWA. Another £8.3 million was provided to UNRWA for its support to Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.