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Reproductive Health

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on Government support for reproductive health programmes in Peru between 1990 and 2000. [168173]

Hilary Benn [holding answer 23 April 2004]: During the 1990s, DFID financed five projects in Peru supporting reproductive health. These were:

(a) the Multi-Sectoral Population Project (1996–2002—£2,188,000);

(b) the Contraceptives Supply Project (1994–98—£1,402,000);

(c) the Post-Abortion Care Project (1997–2002—£349,000);

(d) the Andean Reproductive Health Initiative, co-financed with the European Commission (1998–2002—£270,000); and

(e) a Small Initiatives Fund (1997–98—£109,000).

The purpose of these projects was to extend the coverage and quality of basic reproductive health and family planning services, in particular for Peru's poorer and more marginalised people. The projects helped develop the capacity of the Ministry of Health to
 
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formulate policy on and deliver these health services. The main overall objective was to lower Peru's high rates of maternal and infant mortality.

St. Helena

Mr. Nigel Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions his Department has had with each of the four bidders for St. Helena's Air Access Project. [168384]

Mr. Gareth Thomas: I wrote direct to the four respondents on 14 April to notify them of the evaluation outcome and to offer them meetings. Atkins Management Consultants, in their capacity as advisers to the St. Helena Government and DFID, have had various contacts with all respondents in the course of the evaluation process that is now complete.

Although DFID has had some discussions in 2002 with the St. Helena Leisure Corporation Ltd. (SHELCO), which was one of the four respondents to last year's international invitation for expressions of interest, we have not yet met direct with SHELCO or other respondents since receipt of their outline proposals. We did write to SHELCO in January and March of this year in response to specific queries.

Togo

John Barrett: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance he has offered the Government of Togo to reduce levels of child prostitution in the country. [167825]

Hilary Benn: DFID has had no bilateral programme of assistance with the Government of Togo. The European Commission (EC) suspended development co-operation with the Togolese Government in 1993, but provides limited support to development projects via European Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). To the best of DFID's knowledge, no EC-funded NGO project in the last five years has specifically involved combating child prostitution.

LEADER OF THE HOUSE

Equal Opportunities and Rights at Work

Mr. Connarty: To ask the Leader of the House what assessment has been made of the amendments required to the rules of the House to ensure that all equal opportunity and rights at work related laws apply to hon. Members and their staff. [167854]

Mr. Hain: Hon. Members are, in their capacity as employers, subject to employment rights legislation and in particular equality legislation in the same way as other employers. The House authorities have a role in encouraging good practice. For example, the Department of Finance and Administration recently circulated information about the implications of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

Hon. Members themselves are holders of elective office and are not employees for the purpose of employment rights legislation.
 
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PRIME MINISTER

Departmental Expenditure (Entertainment)

Mr. Laws: To ask the Prime Minister what his latest estimate is of the amount spent by his Office on official entertainment in each year from 1996–97 to 2004–05. [169009]

The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to him on 27 January 2003, Official Report, column 564W.

For 2002–03, the total cost of official entertainment to my Office at 10 Downing street and Chequers was £62,709.

Final figures for 2003–04 are not yet available.

Downing Street Staff

Norman Baker: To ask the Prime Minister if he will place in the Library an up-to-date organogram of 10 Downing street, showing individuals (a) functions, (b) lines of accountability and (c) classification as civil servant or special adviser. [167796]

The Prime Minister: An up-to-date copy of the No. 10 organogram has been placed in the House Library.

Dr. A. Q. Khan

Harry Cohen: To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 1 March 2004, Official Report, column 757W, what reports he has received of the involvement of UK companies and individuals in the network of suppliers of nuclear components associated with Dr. A. Q. Khan; and if he will make a statement. [169149]

The Prime Minister: I have nothing further to add to my previous answer.

Government Buildings (Party Use)

Norman Baker: To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his answer to hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle, (Gregory Barker) on 29 March 2004, Official Report, column 1144W, on party use of Government buildings, what income has been received from the Labour Party for each year from 1997 to date. [167743]

The Prime Minister: Political events held in Downing street are conducted in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 65 of the Ministerial Code. The costs of such events are met directly by the Labour Party.

Iraq

Mr. Dalyell: To ask the Prime Minister what recent assessment he has made of (a) Shia, (b) Kurdish and (c) Sunni opinion towards the Coalition forces in Iraq. [167657]

The Prime Minister: The vast majority of Iraqis want a prosperous, stable, democratic Iraq. We are in constant dialogue and discussion with the key groups in Iraq and the process being conducted by the Coalition,
 
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with increased UN involvement, for the transition of power and the implementation of a constitution, has a broad basis of consent from these various groups.

Kean Inquiry

Sir Menzies Campbell: To ask the Prime Minister whether Her Majesty's Government have (a) been approached to provide information, (b) provided information, (c) made representations and (d) intends to make representations to the commission of inquiry into the terrorist attacks on the United States chaired by Thomas Kean; and if he will make a statement. [168182]

The Prime Minister: The UK has not provided formal witness statements to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (9/11 Commission). Where we have been asked for information by the Commission we have provided it and there have been a number of meetings between UK and Commission officials.

Sir Menzies Campbell: To ask the Prime Minister whether Her Majesty's Government has (a) been approached to provide information, (b) provided information, (c) made representations and (d) intends to make representations to the US Administration in connection with the commission of inquiry into the terrorist attacks on the United States chaired by Thomas Kean; and if he will make a statement. [168183]

The Prime Minister: We have not been approached nor have we provided any information to the US Administration in connection with the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (9/11 Commission). Officials at the British embassy in Washington have discussed the progress of the Commission with the US Administration informally, as part of our normal business.

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