§ The Earl of Sandwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the Mozambique customs service is terminating its contract with the Crown Agents; whether the management objectives have been met; and what has been the effect on customs revenue. [HL3456]
§ The Secretary of State for International Development (Baroness Amos)The current contract between the Government of Mozambique and the Crown Agents in the customs service is due to end on 30 June 2003. The 133WA customs reform process is an ongoing part of the Government of Mozambique's revenue administration reform. The Government of Mozambique have expressed satisfaction with the Crown Agents' performance. However. the Government of Mozambique and DfID will jointly undertake a formal end-of-contract performance review in due course. The effect on customs revenue has been a net increase in revenue of about 125 per cent.