House debates

Tuesday, 4 February 2020

Notices

Australian Aid Budget (Question No. 245)

Photo of Pat ConroyPat Conroy (Shortland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs on 25 November 2019:

To ask the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs—Further to the Minster's answer to question in writing No. 141 (House Hansard, 17 October 2019, page 108), how much of the $300 million that the Government is spending over four years to 2020 to deliver climate and disaster resilient low carbon growth in the Pacific region was spent in 2018-19.

Photo of Scott MorrisonScott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has provided the following answer to the honourable Member's question is as follows:

Of the commitment to spend $300 million over four years in climate and disaster resilience support in the Pacific, $101.7 million was spent in the 2018-19 financial year.