Asked by: Lord Radice (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the United Kingdom's contributions to aid provided by the European Union to Ukraine in each of the last three years.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
The UK’s contributions to aid provided by the European Commission to Ukraine totalled £11.7 million in 2011, £17.9 million in 2012 and £17.4 million in 2013. Official European Commission spending figures are yet to be released for 2014.
Asked by: Lord Radice (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what direct aid the United Kingdom has provided to Ukraine in each of the last three years.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
The UK Government has committed £10 million of bilateral support for governance and economic reform in Ukraine for financial years 2014/15 to 2015/16. In addition £15 million of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine was announced by the Prime Minister on 23 February 2015.
In 2014/2015 the UK also allocated £9 million through the Conflict Pool to support activities in Ukraine.
In 2013/14 the UK provided £713,000 of support through the Conflict Pool to Ukraine to the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission.
During the financial year 2012/13 the UK Government did not provide Ukraine with bilateral assistance.