Annex: The Committee's visit programme
in Vietnam
The group consisted of:
Malcolm Bruce (Chair) John Battle
John Bercow Richard Burden
Ann McKechin Mr Marsha Singh
Sir Robert Smith
Accompanied by:
Matthew Hedges (Second Clerk)
Chloë Challender (Committee Specialist)
THURSDAY 10 MAY
Hanoi
Meeting with the British Ambassador and the Head
of DFID Vietnam
Briefing from Department for International Development
officials on DFID's programme in Vietnam
Gia Liam
HIV Field Visit, Group 1: meeting with sex workers
and peer educators; visit to guest houses
HIV Field Visit, Group 2: meeting with intravenous
drug users and peer educators; visit to 'For the Bright Future'
club
Hanoi
Meeting with Minister Phuc, Ministry of Planning
and Investment, Government of Vietnam
FRIDAY 11 MAY
Hang Kia, Hoa
Binh
Visit to primary school
Meeting with commune leaders (People's Committee,
People's Council, Communist Party of Vietnam, Commune Supervision
Board)
Visit to health clinic
Group 1: Meeting with the Women's Union
Group 2: Meeting with the Farmer's Union
SUNDAY 13 MAY
Huong Van Commune
Visit to Women's Union Sow Project (with Hué
University and the Orskov Foundation)
Pho Trach Commune
Visit to Cooperative, Household and Processing Centre
for rush weaving products (with Hué University)
Huong Xuan
Commune
Visit to a house with completed renewable energy
system and one house with one under construction
MONDAY 14 MAY
Hanoi
Meeting with ActionAid Vietnam, Save the Children
UK, Oxfam GB, Plan in Vietnam, Voluntary Service Overseas, Asia
Foundation, and the Centre for Sustainable Development in the
Mountains
Meeting with Government of Vietnam ministries, including
the Department of International Organisations, the State Committee
for Ethnic Minority Affairs, Ministry of Planning and Investment,
the Government Inspectorate, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
the Ministry of Finance
Meeting with donors, including World Bank, United
Nations, European Commission, AusAid (Australia), Danida (Denmark),
CIDA (Canada)
Meeting with Vietnamese National Assembly members
Meeting with the British Ambassador and the Head
of DFID Vietnam
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