§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what EC overseas development assistance funds are used for military expenditure.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydUnder OECD rules, military expenditure does not qualify as overseas development assistance. EC Foreign Ministers agreed exceptionally in October, in view of the urgent need for a secure environment in Somalia for delivery of aid, to offer up to 20 million ecu from European development fund resources to support the Belgian contingent then being considered as part of United Nations Operations in Somalia.