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<p>DFID has spent the following on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services (WASH) programmes
in Sierra Leone and Liberia in each of the last five years, from its bilateral aid
budget:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009</p><p>(GBP millions)</p></td><td><p>2010</p><p>(GBP
millions)</p></td><td><p>2011</p><p>(GBP millions)</p></td><td><p>2012</p><p>(GBP
millions)</p></td><td><p>2013</p><p>(GBP millions)</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p><p>(GBP
millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>£3.2</p></td><td><p>£3.2</p></td><td><p>£4.4</p></td><td><p>£11.2</p></td><td><p>£15.3</p></td><td><p>£37.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liberia</p></td><td><p>£4</p></td><td><p>£0.4</p></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td><p>£2.5</p></td><td><p>£6.8</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>£7.2
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£3.6 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£4.4 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£11.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£17.8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£44.2</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>This includes work on both physical infrastructure and hygiene promotion in
rural and urban areas; however the data is not broken down in the format requested.</p><p>
</p><p>These programmes resulted in over 1 million people gaining access to improved
sanitation facilities in Sierra Leone and more than 250 tonnes of municipal solid
waste being collected in Monrovia through proper channels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
ongoing Ebola outbreak, which began in 2014, has devastated both countries. DFID has
continued to provide support to WASH as part of our unprecedented £427m response to
the crisis. In July this year, the Secretary of State approved a new £240m package
to support the government of Sierra Leone in their plans to recover from the outbreak,
as well as an additional £6m for the Government of Liberia. Programming, which is
now underway, is likely to continue to include significant support for the WASH sector.</p>
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