Wendy Morton corrected a written answer on Water Supply: Finance

8 July 2021 · Commons written answer · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Rachael Maskell (Labour, York Central) asked written question 25888 on 1 July 2021. Wendy Morton answered on 6 July 2021 for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Wendy Morton corrected the answer on 8 July 2021. The corrected text no longer gives the figures £170 million, £176 million, £177 million, £183 million, £207 million. Altogether 68 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many water pumps and wells overseas has the Government funded in each of the last 5 years.

Original and corrected answer

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UK Aid funded programmes in the water supply sector report the number of people reached with improved water supply or sanitation and provide financial reports, they do not report on the number of wells or pumps needed to provide those water services. Between 2015 and 2020 the UK supported 62.6 million people to gain access to basic water supply or sanitation services. ~~The table below shows the total~~ UK bilateral ODA spend on Water Supply and Sanitation ~~between 2015 and 2019, as presented~~ in respective annual Statistics on International Development publications: 2015 \| 2016 \| 2017 \| 2018 \| 2019 £183 million \| £170 million \| £177 million \| £207 million \| £176 million (Total UK Bilateral ODA Spend on Water Supply and Sanitation, as presented in annual Statistics on International Development publications)	UK Aid funded programmes in the water supply sector report the number of people reached with improved water supply or sanitation and provide financial reports, they do not report on the number of wells or pumps needed to provide those water services. Between 2015 and 2020 the UK supported 62.6 million people to gain access to basic water supply or sanitation services. \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| Yearly UK bilateral ODA spend on Water Supply and Sanitation can be found in the respective annual Statistics on International Development publications: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development

Original

Corrected

UK Aid funded programmes in the water supply sector report the number of people reached with improved water supply or sanitation and provide financial reports, they do not report on the number of wells or pumps needed to provide those water services. Between 2015 and 2020 the UK supported 62.6 million people to gain access to basic water supply or sanitation services. ~~The table below shows the total~~ UK bilateral ODA spend on Water Supply and Sanitation ~~between 2015 and 2019, as presented~~ in respective annual Statistics on International Development publications:
2015
| 2016
| 2017
| 2018
| 2019
£183 million
| £170 million
| £177 million
| £207 million
| £176 million
(Total UK Bilateral ODA Spend on Water Supply and Sanitation, as presented in annual Statistics on International Development publications)

UK Aid funded programmes in the water supply sector report the number of people reached with improved water supply or sanitation and provide financial reports, they do not report on the number of wells or pumps needed to provide those water services. Between 2015 and 2020 the UK supported 62.6 million people to gain access to basic water supply or sanitation services.
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Yearly UK bilateral ODA spend on Water Supply and Sanitation can be found in the respective annual Statistics on International Development publications: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development

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