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Amsterdam Treaty

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what legal advice he has received over the challenge to the Protocol on asylum in Title VI of the Amsterdam Treaty based on Article 14(I) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and if he will make a statement. [17913]

Ms Quin: I have been asked to reply.

We are not aware of any formal legal challenge to the Asylum Protocol. As we have made clear, we will, in accordance with United Kingdom asylum law, continue to give individual consideration to asylum applications from European Union nationals as we do to other nationals. We do not therefore consider that any question arises as to the United Kingdom's adherence to Article 14(1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Aid and Trade

Sir Alastair Goodlad: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the Aid and Trade Provision projects currently in place by country, their costs and their expected dates of completion. [18950]

Mr. Foulkes: The following table shows the financial year in which DFID expenditure is expected to end for projects currently under implementation and for projects for which there are ongoing loan subsidy payments.

CountryProjectATP commitmentExpenditure ends
BangladeshBhairab Bridge: Pre-FeasibilityStudy/Appraisal Report0.31997-98
ChinaCosco Ships13.82007-08
ChinaYue Yang Power Station55.72007-08
ChinaBohai Aluminium Mill I8.82008-09
ChinaXinjiang Ethylene Plant47.22011-12
ChinaUrumqi PTA33.72007-08
China Fushun Heat and Power Plant11.71997-98
ChinaUrumqi PX13.02008-09
ChinaDalian Urban Traffic Control1.01997-98
ChinaNanjing Airport Project9.41997-98
ChinaLiuzhou Water Treatment Works1.91997-98
ChinaGuangzhou Metro Overhead Catenary System2.51998-99
ChinaGuangzhou Metro Ventilation System Project1.31999-2000
ChinaHepu Water Project1.11998-99
ChinaZhangjiagang Water Project0.91999-2000
ChinaWuxi Water Project1.11999-2000
ChinaShandong Water Projects3.11999-2000
ChinaJiangyin Yangtze River Bridge Project21.11999-2000
ColumbiaSystem X5.12010-11
EgyptMaghara Coal Mine0.11997-98
GhanaSouth Eastern Districts Water Supply Project5.11999-2000
GhanaNational Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) Centres Support Project3.61998-99
GhanaAccra Waste Project7.82001-02
IndonesiaSteel Bridging6.62011-12
IndonesiaSteel Bridging II2.72015-16
IndonesiaNavigational Aids6.42012-13
IndonesiaScattered Diesels5.92013-14
IndonesiaCigading Port Extension13.32014-15
IndonesiaRadio Studio Rehabilitation5.02015-16
IndonesiaCigading/Serpong Railway Rehabilitation24.72015-16
IndonesiaRadio Communication Systems for Ministry/Forest34.12015/16
IndonesiaCitayam/Cibinong Railway20.12015/16
IndonesiaWestern Universities Equipment13.72016/17
IndonesiaFlight Simulator5.02016/17
IndonesiaBali and Medan Airport Security10.52016/17
IndonesiaJambi Power Station5.32016/17
IndonesiaSamarinda Power Station12.61998/99
IndonesiaSamarinda Transmission Line1.61997/98
Indonesia150/500 KV Substation Project15.51997/98
IndonesiaPiston Engines Research Laboratory4.61998/99
IndonesiaScience and Technology Project: (Java University)4.91998/99
JordanWalking Draglines4.72001/02
LesothoMuela Hydropower Project4.81998/99
MoroccoTetouan Gas Turbines10.91999/2000
PakistanKarachi Water II6.61997/98
PakistanFire Crash Tenders2.51998/99
PanamaGas Turbine Power Station6.72002/03
PhilippinesAirport Security Systems4.22000/01
PhilippinesSteel Bridging9.21999/2000
ThailandMini Hydros4.12000/01
TurkeyNatural Gas Conversion58.72008/09
TurkeyEquipment Package State Universities23.41997/98
ZimbabweSupply of AWD Bedford Trucks16.11997/98
ZimbabweAWD Trucks Delivery0.81997/98
ZimbabweATC Radar Phase II4.31997/98
Zimbabwe300 Landrovers1.41998/99

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Sir Alastair Goodlad: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate she has made of the number of jobs which will be lost in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland as a result of the discontinuance of ATP. [18949]

Mr. Foulkes: As there has been no change in the overall volume or tying status of the aid programme we would anticipate that closing the ATP scheme would have no impact on UK jobs.

Street Children

Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the aid and advice currently provided by her Department to countries which have street children. [18968]

Mr. Foulkes: As most of Department for International Development's (DFID) bilateral projects cover the wider population it is not possible to isolate expenditure on specific target groups within them. Although data may be readily available for projects designed specifically for children, expenditure on all areas which impinge on children cannot be separated from more general expenditure.

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DFID is currently supporting the following non-governmental projects aimed at assisting street children through our Joint Funding Scheme (JFS):

AgencyCountryProject name1996-971997-981999-991999-20
ChildhopeBrazilJudicial and Institutional Protection of Child and Adolescent£13,714£30,713£30,745£30,779
ChildhopeBrazilProjeto Ibeji for the Streetchildren33,06250,63649,13249,744
ChildhopePhilippinesDevelopment of Education in the Street34,92019,275----
Homeless InternationalIndiaSupport for Street Children21,81221,86922,351--
International Childcare TrustKenyaStreet Children's Project36,25030,22735,352--
International Children's TrustEcuadorStreet Children of Guayaquil85,50086,20099,000--
Jubilee ActionBrazilStreet Girls' Education, Training Centre and Residential Home--86,24761,23944,911
Teesside Council for Voluntary ServicePeruCare, Education etc for Street Children13,27230,451----
Toybox CharityGuatemalaThe Tower--Rehabilitation Centre for Streetchildren18,82219,055----
£257,352£378,713£297,819£125,434

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Funding has also been provided to those agencies which receive block grants through the JFS in support of a variety of street children initiatives in Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania.

Mixed Credits

Sir Alastair Goodlad: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which countries she expects to qualify for assistance using mixed credits. [18951]

Mr. Foulkes: We would expect to use mixed credits only in the poorer countries. Any mixed credit projects will be subject to the agreed strategy and sectoral focus for each country which would have the primary aim of helping to eradicate poverty.

NGO Projects

Sir Alastair Goodlad: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate she has made of the number of people employed (a) full time and (b) part time by the NGO projects which are funded by her Department. [18954]

Mr. Foulkes: The Department for International Development (DFID) is supporting a very substantial number of NGO projects across a range of programmes. This includes our volunteer programme through which we are funding around 2,500 volunteers working full time in developing countries, as well as support staff in the UK. We are unable, however, to give an estimate of the total number employed as this information is not held centrally.

Cuba

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what European Community humanitarian aid is currently being supplied to Cuba. [17892]

Mr. Foulkes: In 1997, the European Community has provided humanitarian aid worth 8.6 million ecu (about £6 million) to the Cuban population. This was mostly in the form of medicines, medical and stomatological equipment, food stuffs, textile material, and hygiene and maintenance products, provided through international NGOs to support medical services in the country. A further 8 million ecu (£5.7 million) is to be provided under a similar programme in 1998.


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