| Previous Section | Index | Home Page |
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.
3 Dec 1997 : Column: 238
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.
3 Dec 1997 : Column: 237
| Agency | Country | Project name | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1999-99 | 1999-20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childhope | Brazil | Judicial and Institutional Protection of Child and Adolescent | £13,714 | £30,713 | £30,745 | £30,779 |
| Childhope | Brazil | Projeto Ibeji for the Streetchildren | 33,062 | 50,636 | 49,132 | 49,744 |
| Childhope | Philippines | Development of Education in the Street | 34,920 | 19,275 | -- | -- |
| Homeless International | India | Support for Street Children | 21,812 | 21,869 | 22,351 | -- |
| International Childcare Trust | Kenya | Street Children's Project | 36,250 | 30,227 | 35,352 | -- |
| International Children's Trust | Ecuador | Street Children of Guayaquil | 85,500 | 86,200 | 99,000 | -- |
| Jubilee Action | Brazil | Street Girls' Education, Training Centre and Residential Home | -- | 86,247 | 61,239 | 44,911 |
| Teesside Council for Voluntary Service | Peru | Care, Education etc for Street Children | 13,272 | 30,451 | -- | -- |
| Toybox Charity | Guatemala | The Tower--Rehabilitation Centre for Streetchildren | 18,822 | 19,055 | -- | -- |
| £257,352 | £378,713 | £297,819 | £125,434 |
3 Dec 1997 : Column: 239
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.
| Next Section | Index | Home Page |