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Private Finance Initiative
Mr. Timms: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information is collated centrally on (a) the long-term revenue commitments and (b) any other commitments arising as a result of private finance initiative projects agreed by (i) his Department and (ii) agencies accountable to his Department. [5088]
Mr. Boswell: The Government response to the Treasury Committee report on the private finance initiative agreed the importance of collecting and monitoring information on future spending commitments arising from contracts under the PFI. This is now being collected. The response stated that aggregate projections of the level of expenditure expected to arise from signed contracts under PFI would be published in the 1997-98 "Financial Statement and Budget Report."
Meat Processing Industry
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what discussions his Department has had with Hillsdown Ambient Foods Group Ltd. relating to problems for the meat processing industry arising from the BSE crisis. [5048]
Mrs. Browning: My Department holds regular meetings with various trade organisations representing the meat processing industry, including the British Meat Manufacturers Association and the UK Association of Frozen Food Producers. Representatives from the Hillsdown Ambient Foods Group Ltd. have attended these
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meetings, which regularly discuss problems facing the meat processing industry arising from the market disruption caused by consumer concern about BSE.
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
Palestine (Aid)
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much aid has been given to the Palestinian state since the devolution of power from Israel. [4916]
Dr. Liam Fox: The Palestinian Authority assumed responsibility for Gaza and Jericho in May 1994. Bilateral development assistance given to the west bank and Gaza for 1994-95 and 1995-96 was £8.9 million. Additionally, we provide approximately one sixth of the EC's 500 mecu--£417 million--aid to the Palestinians, pledged for 1994 to 1998.
Nigeria
Mr. Tony Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what are the time scale and objectives of the Commonwealth ministerial action group mission to Nigeria; [5039]
- (2) what plans the Commonwealth ministerial action group mission has to meet (a) Moshood Abiola,(b) Olusegun Obasanjo and (c) Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti; [5036]
(3) which political prisoners the Commonwealth ministerial action group mission to Nigeria has requested meetings with; and what response it has received from the Nigerian Government; [5037]
(4) if the Commonwealth ministerial action group mission's meetings with Nigerian political prisoners will be attended by Nigerian Government representatives; [5038]
(5) what guarantees the Commonwealth ministerial action group mission to Nigeria has received regarding access to political prisoners; [5042]
(6) what discussions the Commonwealth ministerial action group mission to Nigeria plans to have with the Nigerian Government regarding (a) the restoration of democracy and (b) human rights in Nigeria. [5040]
Dr. Liam Fox: The Commonwealth ministerial action group will visit Nigeria on 19 and 20 November. The group has been tasked to assess Nigeria's adherence to the Harare principles of good governance and make recommendations to the Commonwealth Heads of Government on its suspension from the association.
The group has been working to encourage the Nigerian authorities to take immediate steps to improve human rights, including the release of political prisoners, and to restore accountable civilian government. It has also requested meetings with a wide range of people, including Chief Moshood Abiola.
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Mr. Simon Hughes:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much aid has been given to (a) Israel, (b) Egypt, (c) Jordan, (d) Lebanon and (e) Syria in each of the last five years. [4915]
Dr. Liam Fox:
UK aid to Israel, Egypt, Jordan, the Lebanon and Syria has been provided on both a bilateral and a multilateral basis.
| Total ODA programme | Total gross public expenditure | |
|---|---|---|
| Israel | ||
| 1991-92 | 13 | 13 |
| 1992-93 | 8 | 8 |
| 1993-94 | 8 | 8 |
| 1994-95 | 7 | 7 |
| 1995-96 | 10 | 13 |
| Egypt | ||
| 1991-92 | 12,385 | 13,409 |
| 1992-93 | 7,606 | 8,833 |
| 1993-94 | 5,901 | 7,128 |
| 1994-95 | 4,884 | 6,123 |
| 1995-96 | 5,019 | 6,245 |
| Jordan | ||
| 1991-92 | 3,122 | 3,122 |
| 1992-93 | 4,251 | 7,307 |
| 1993-94 | 4,209 | 4,209 |
| 1994-95 | 5,231 | 8,902 |
| 1995-96 | 5,902 | 10,877 |
| Lebanon | ||
| 1991-92 | 182 | 182 |
| 1992-93 | 245 | 247 |
| 1993-94 | 264 | 316 |
| 1994-95 | 162 | 211 |
| 1995-96 | 219 | 219 |
| Syria | ||
| 1991-92 | 3 | 3 |
| 1992-93 | 16 | 16 |
| 1993-94 | 30 | 30 |
| 1994-95 | 0 | 49 |
| 1995-96 | 16 | 36 |
ODA Programme contains Financial Aid, Technical Cooperation, Aid and Trade Provision, Programme Aid, Emergency Aid, Non Project Technical Cooperation and ODA Debt Relief.
GPEX consists ODA Programme plus CDC Investments and Other Debt relief and Drugs.
| UK share of net oda disbursements | |
|---|---|
| Israel | |
| 1990 | 0.1 |
| 1991 | 3.2 |
| 1992 | 0.7 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2.1 |
| Egypt | |
| 1990 | 5.1 |
| 1991 | 27.9 |
| 1992 | 7.8 |
| 1993 | 7.4 |
| 1994 | 17.5 |
| Jordan | |
| 1990 | 0.9 |
| 1991 | 18.9 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 4.7 |
| 1994 | 5.8 |
| Lebanon | |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 0.8 |
| 1992 | 1.1 |
| 1993 | 1.9 |
| 1994 | 2.1 |
| Syria | |
| 1990 | 1.1 |
| 1991 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0.5 |
| 1994 | 1.6 |
Source:
British Aid Statistics 1996 Edition OECD
Note:
1995-96 figures are provisional until publication of British Aid Statistics.
Multilateral aid consists UN, EC and other.
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Aid Recipients
Sir Irvine Patnick: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the 10 countries receiving the largest amounts of United Kingdom aid in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [4831]
Dr. Liam Fox: The 10 countries receiving the largest amounts of development assistance in each of the last three years are as follows:
| £ million | |
|---|---|
| 1993-94 | |
| India | 102 |
| Bangladesh | 55 |
| Former Yugoslavia | (4)52 |
| Zambia | 48 |
| Pakistan | 44 |
| Zimbabwe | 41 |
| Uganda | 40 |
| Indonesia | 35 |
| Mozambique | 35 |
| China | 34 |
| 1994-95 | |
| India | 100 |
| Pakistan | 80 |
| Bangladesh | 56 |
| Zambia | 56 |
| Indonesia | 51 |
| Uganda | 47 |
| Former Yugoslavia | (4)46 |
| Rwanda | 45 |
| Malawi | 41 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 |
| 1995-96 | |
| India | 99 |
| Bangladesh | 48 |
| Former Yugoslavia | (4)38 |
| Indonesia | 38 |
| Malawi | 33 |
| China | 33 |
| Uganda | 32 |
| Pakistan | 32 |
| Russia | 31 |
| Zambia | 29 |
(4)Excluding technical co-operation to Slovenia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
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At £2,154 million in 1996-97, British development assistance makes a substantial contribution to reducing poverty and promoting sustainable development. An increasing proportion of ODA's bilateral budget is concentrated on the poorest countries in Africa and south Asia who need assistance the most and can make the best use of it.
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Mr. Clifton-Brown:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the European Union budget commitment appropriation for (a) B7-5010, co-financing of development projects carried out by non-governmental organisations and public awarenesss campaigns, (b) B7-5050, aid for population policies and programmes in developing countries and (c) B7-5046, the fight against AIDS in developing countries in each year since 1993. [4896]
Dr. Liam Fox:
The European Union budget commitment appropriations for each of the years 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 respectively were as follows (sterling equivalents, at today's exchange rate of £1 = 1.2785 ecu, shown in brackets):
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| Budget line | Title | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B7-6000 (was B7-5010) | Community contributions towards schemes concerning developing countries carried out by NGOs | 135,000,000 ecu (£105,592,491) | 145,000,000 ecu (£113,414,157) | 162,500,000 ecu (£127,102,072) | 174,000,000 ecu (£136,096,989) |
| B7-610 (was B7-5031) | Separate Budget Line for training and promotion of awarenesss on developing issues | 2,000,000 ecu (£1,564,333) | 2,000,000 ecu (£1,564,333) | 3,000,000 ecu (£2,346,500) | 4,000,000 ecu (£3,128,666) |
| B7-631 (was B7-5050) | Aid for population policies and programmes in developing countries | 4,000,000 ecu (£3,128,666) | 5,000,000 ecu (£3,910,833) | 6,000,000 ecu (£4,692,999) | 7,000,000 ecu (£5,475,166) |
| B7-6211 (was B7-5046) | Health programme and the fight against HIV/AIDS in developing countries | 10,000,000 ecu (£7,821,666) | 12,500,000 ecu (£9,777,082) | 12,500,000 ecu (£9,777,082) | 15,000,000 ecu (£11,732,499) |
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Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funding was allocated for how many and for which projects for (a) B7-5010, co-financing of development projects carried out by non-governmental organisations and public awareness campaigns, (b) B7-5050, aid for population policies and programmes in developing countries and (c) B7-5046, the fight against AIDS in developing countries European Union budget lines in each year since 1993; and which NGOs and agencies are responsible for implementing these projects. [4897]
Dr. Fox: I shall write to my hon. Friend shortly.
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