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Written Answers to Questions

Thursday 16 May 2002

NORTHERN IRELAND

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

Mr. Cawsey: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the budget is for the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission for the financial year 2002–03. [57782]

Mr. Browne: The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has a budget of £1.2 million for the year 2002–03. The Northern Ireland Office will continue to consider seriously, against other pressures on its resources, bids for increased funding, provided they are supported by an appropriate business case.

Mr. Cawsey: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he will publish the Government's response to the recommendations made by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission under section 69(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. [57780]

Mr. Browne: I have today laid copies of the Government's draft response in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament. The Government are publishing the document for consultation to allow others to have their say. Comments are being sought by 16 August 2002.

Mr. Cawsey: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what level of remuneration is paid to members of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; and what time commitment is required of them. [57781]

Mr. Browne: Part-time members of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission are expected to spend four to five days each month on Commission duties. From the Commission's establishment in 1999, Commissioners have received £8,000 per year for this work. With effect from 1 April 2002, this rate will increase to £10,000 per year.

CHURCH COMMISSIONERS

Register of Interests

Norman Baker: To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, for what reason the register of interests relating to the Church Commissioners is not available for public inspection; and if he will make a statement [55477]

Mr. Bell: The Church Commissioners' Board of Governors introduced a register of interests in June 2000 in line with good practice. It is available for

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inspection on request by MPs, Government officials, members of the Church of England's General Synod and Commissioners and other committee members, reflecting the Commissioners' accountability to the Church and Parliament. Its operation and availability will stay under review.

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

UNESCO

Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether her Department takes the lead in policies connected with UK membership of UNESCO; and if she will make a statement concerning co-operation with other Government Departments in this matter. [56336]

Clare Short: My Department is the sponsoring Department for UK relations with UNESCO. It pays the UK's share of UNESCO's assessed budget. The Government's top priority for UNESCO is the achievement of the millennium development goals for education. We co-ordinate closely and regularly with other UK Government Departments and with the parallel Departments in the devolved Administrations with an interest in UNESCO's work.

Temporary Staff

Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the cost to her Department was of employing staff in (a) London and (b) the south east from employment agencies in each year since 1997. [56512]

Clare Short: The information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Global Environmental Facility

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much assistance the Government have given to the Global Environmental Facility in each of the last five years. [56658]

Clare Short: The UK has provided the following financial assistance to the Global Environmental Facility:

£ million
1997–9814.2
1998–998.6
1999–200010.92
2000–0114.58
2001–0218.42

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which countries have received assistance from the Global Environmental Facility in each of the last five years; and how much they received. [56659]

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Clare Short: The figures are as follows:

Global Environmental Facility grants to countries—financial year 1997 to financial year 2002 (partial)
US$ million

Country19971998199920002001
Albania0.0960.014
Algeria0.2310.1950.0140.7500.100
Antigua and Barbuda0.1390.1620.114
Argentina15.93822.3150.736
Armenia0.1750.243
Azerbaijan7.1920.0980.351
Bahamas0.1500.1990.290
Bahrain0.335
Bangladesh12.2005.1755.799
Barbados0.1440.189
Belarus0.0810.496
Belize0.1850.1696.8600.832
Benin6.4921.2356.2950.302
Bhutan1.614
Bolivia4.44615.7390.100
Botswana0.359
Brazil40.94320.00011.38649.9320.750
Bulgaria2.5960.1550.250
Burkina Faso0.4730.01418.980
Burundi0.5490.0110.119
Cambodia0.3250.3502.7506.080
Cameroon0.3000.2781.000
Cape Verde0.5274.9440.120
Central African Republic0.1650.3500.0140.271
Chad0.2430.0140.100
Chile0.3500.27118.247
China31.61145.59020.77628.60087.120
Colombia0.2531.09525.7254.775
Comoros0.1320.324
Congo0.2480.333
Congo DR0.6776.3320.013
Cook Islands0.204
Costa Rica7.4799.0800.750
Cote d'Ivoire0.2380.34117.6950.095
Croatia0.1020.3460.75011.675
Cuba0.2064.04313.2650.192
Czech Republic5.0920.1010.448
Djibouti0.310
Dominica0.2650.007
Dominican Republic0.2300.350
Ecuador0.2891.90519.67512.230
Egypt0.2880.0145.0847.365
El Salvador0.5180.7500.1000.225
Equatorial Guinea0.296
Eritrea5.565
Estonia0.1661.203
Ethiopia0.2132.242
Fiji0.1980.766
Gabon0.2450.319
Gambia0.3810.0140.193
Georgia0.44512.8500.850
Ghana2.5319.0208.4500.100
Grenada0.1340.1840.748
Guatemala0.5411.1568.350
Guinea0.3462.000
Guinea-Bissau0.5410.014
Guyana6.3260.279
Haiti0.612
Honduras7.6250.2500.100
Hungary0.1666.0572.5004.200
India15.1837.8686.2138.320
Indonesia12.2800.2286.01011.1810.832
Iran0.7001.500
Jamaica0.426
Jordan1.9490.088
Kazakhstan8.5008.847
Kenya0.1573.3661.500
Kiribati0.1990.013
Korea DPR0.4530.750
Kyrgyzstan0.1080.332
Lao PDR0.744
Latvia5.1201.6330.957
Lebanon0.1453.4100.200
Lesotho0.4642.5070.100
Liberia
Libya0.275
Lithuania0.2254.64510.000
Madagascar20.8250.0100.350
Malawi0.4830.0118.718
Malaysia0.0377.3016.3094.025
Maldives0.1510.012
Mali0.2520.1080.100
Malta0.265
Marshall Islands0.230
Mauritania0.2330.5140.148
Mauritius0.2350.1520.750
Mexico0.19810.19079.00544.251
Micronesia1.029
Moldova0.4500.400
Mongolia0.0335.1600.3340.7501.898
Morocco0.19110.36446.8654.509
Mozambique0.2160.2294.080
Namibia0.2422.703
Nepal0.3100.0130.7281.375
Nicaragua7.4300.2990.2520.850
Niger0.2300.3570.100
Nigeria0.2600.3148.350
Niue0.4310.114
Oman0.266
Pakistan11.1768.374
Palau0.309
Panama8.8000.3130.7500.321
Papua New Guinea17.482
Paraguay9.532
Peru4.37817.0701.884
Philippines0.1915.27510.2590.843
Poland0.2050.0118.40011.1841.975
Romania5.32515.800
Russian Federation3.03331.3000.7502.356
Rwanda0.1710.0140.330
Samoa0.1720.9250.014
Sâo Tomé and Principe0.1630.350
Saudi Arabia
Senegal0.2050.0789.450
Seychelles0.4360.7500.7470.100
Sierra Leone0.3090.275
Slovak Republic0.0772.2000.750
Slovenia0.4344.3980.095
Solomon Islands0.1230.009
South Africa12.7310.7622.446
Sri Lanka5.0251.50810.300
St. Kitts and Nevis0.263
St. Lucia0.3400.280
St. Vincent and Grenadines0.1170.350
Sudan0.2901.0840.7640.1000.102
Suriname0.0929.590
Swaziland0.4290.014
Syria4.2641.5000.0140.120
Tajikistan0.3271.182
Tanzania0.2542.363
Thailand0.1902.5006.8300.100
The F.Y.R. of Macedonia1.8450.7500.337
Togo0.3381.1350.2390.100
Tonga0.325
Trinidad and Tobago0.1270.2194.200
Tunisia0.0890.7104.360
Turkey8.550
Turkmenistan0.3500.5150.3040.850
Uganda10.2890.1250.75030.3500.100
Ukraine23.00013.5702.350
Uruguay2.6210.0141.596
Uzbekistan0.5093.4120.0980.750
Vanuatu0.2070.0130.132
Venezuela0.2730.9649.7870.350
Vietnam0.0120.2130.9970.750
Yemen5.4550.0141.5000.1000.100
Zambia0.545
Zimbabwe0.3931.095
Total266.923254.439342.520383.387335.150

Notes:

1. This list excludes the regional and global projects

2. The GEF fiscal year ends 30 June


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