§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government present relations with Uganda.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThere are many ties of friendship between Britain and Uganda. We strongly welcome President Museveni's commitment to a stable and united Uganda with full respect for human rights. The situation in the country has greatly improved, after many years of suffering. In support of President Museveni's efforts to establish stability and encourage respect for human rights we are providing substantial economic assistance and training for the Ugandan army and police force. We have pledged £5 million of emergency aid and are, in addition, currently providing £22 million from ODA and CDC funds for the rehabilitation of the Owen Falls hydroelectric station and the whole Ugandan Electricity Board systems. We are resuming programmes in the health, education and public administration sectors and are planning a natural resources sectoral review in October.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations recently Her Majesty's Government have made to Uganda concerning human rights; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. ChalkerNone. I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Hertfordshire, West (Mr. Jones) on 18 July at column642.