§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what projects to improve the care and education of Romania's children are being supported through the Poland and Hungary assistance for economic restructuring—PHARE—programme of the European Union; and how British organisations are contributing.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydA wide range of projects to improve the care and education of children in Romania are being supported under the PHARE programme. They include: in health care, particularly maternal and infant health services; the rehabilitation of orphanages and the training of personnel; the establishment—in concert with the Romanian Government—of a national policy for the protection of children; and the development of strategies to prevent the institutionalisation of vulnerable groups of children.
European Commission data on contracts awarded under PHARE are not broken down by recipient country. Between 1990 and 1993, 125 contracts were awarded to British organisations working in the areas of non governmental organisations, social adjustment, humanitarian aid, science and techonology, health and public administration.