§ Baroness Gouldasked Her Majesty's Government:
What plans the Government have for future collaboration with the European Community in the area of external development assistance. [HL2071]
§ Baroness AmosA new Department for International Development Institutional Strategy Paper for the European Community, prepared in consultation with the European Commission, other member states and civil society, has been approved. The paper sets out a number of objectives for the department's work with the EC over the next three to four years. These focus on four key impact areas: EC external assistance programmes which contribute effectively to the achievement of the International Development Targets; trade and other EC policies that help developing countries benefit from the global economy; integration of environmental issues for sustainable poverty reduction; and effective EC responses to crises, conflict and humanitarian disasters.
A copy will be placed in the Library of the House.