§ Mr. DoverTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funds have been allocated to the know-how fund for eastern European countries; and if he will give details of the relevant countries and activities.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe know-how fund currently covers Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and Romania —as well as the countries of the former Soviet Union. The total allocation up to the end of this financial year is some £48 million, for activities designed to promote the transition to a market economy and a plural democracy. Details of individual projects were placed in the Libraries of the House on 13 January 1992.