§ Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether there has been further progress on the approval of projects under the memorandum of understanding with Brazil since the Minister for Overseas Development's reply to the hon. Member for Fylde of 15 February,Official Report, column 350.
§ Mrs. ChalkerAs I announced earlier this week, the first project has now been approved by the Brazilian Government. This is an important five-year climate research project, involving the Institute of Hydrology. We282W are contributing some £2.5 million. The first field mission will start this September. We are continuing our discussions with the Brazilian Government on other project proposals.