Colombia

HC Deb 14 July 1993 vol 228 cc498-9W

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the activities funded from United Kingdom expenditure in Colombia and the amounts spent.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Current technical co-operation commitments in Colombia funded by Overseas Development Administration are as follows:

• a project in support of biological control of the pests of coffee plants—£0.833 million.
• advice and training support in the post-harvest handling of fruit—£0.842 million.
• completion of a programme of training in mines safety—£0.332 million.
• support to teacher training in English language education—£0.456 million
• sponsorship of post-basic training in the United Kingdom—around £0.5 million per annum.

Technical co-operation spending in Colombia amounted to £1.149 million in 1990–91 and £1.292 million in 1991–92.