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Table 3: Number of prolific and other priority offenders by police force area, 2007-08 | |
Police force area | 1 April 2007-31 March 2008 |
Mr. Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much and what percentage of the money provided by his Department for the reconstruction of Afghanistan in 2008-09 was given to (a) non-Afghan organisations and (b) non-Afghan companies. [255332]
Mr. Michael Foster: By the end of 2008-09, the Department for International Development (DFID) expects to contribute £143 million of programme support to the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan. DFID has a commitment to spending at least 50 per cent. of its aid through Afghan government systems, for example using the World Bank-managed Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund. This helps build the Afghan government's capacity to provide services for its citizens. 10 per cent. of our assistance (£14.7 million) is provided to non-Afghan organisations and companies to provide technical assistance and capacity building to the Afghan government.
Mr. Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the adequacy of aid to Afghanistan for (a) refugees returning to the country, (b) schoolchildren and (c) antenatal care. [255334]
Mr. Douglas Alexander: The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) monitors the refugee situation regularly and publishes information about its operations on its website:
The Center for Policy and Human Development's 2007 Afghanistan Human Development Report assesses Afghanistan's progress towards the health and education millennium development goals. The report can be found at:
Steady progress is being made in health and education; however, agriculture, private sector development, infrastructure and governance have made slower progress and are also critical to the development, stabilisation and strengthening of Afghanistan, to improve life for all Afghans.
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