§ Mr. HicksTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those projects together with the financial amounts that the Overseas Development Agency funded in Yemen prior to the suspension of aid; and if he will make a statement. [16742]
§ Mr. BaldryProjects on which expenditure was continuing when our aid personnel were withdrawn from Yemen on the outbreak of civil war in May 1994 were:
Planned duration year Total commitment £ National Veterinary Service Development Project: phase IV 1990–1995 8,500,000 Public Electricity Corporation: management assistance and training: 1992–1995 2,750,000 Sana'a University Professional English Teaching: 1991–1994 1,360,000 English for Development: English Language Teaching: 1993–1994 118,000 Aden University: training of English Teachers: 1991–1994 490,000
§ Mr. HicksTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposals he has to restore Overseas Development Agency funding for the Yemen with specific reference to the Sana'a university English training project; and if he will make a statement. [16743]
§ Mr. BaldryIn my reply to the hon. Member for Surrey East, (Mr. Ainsworth) on 20 March,Official Report, column 86, I announced that we would be resuming our aid programme in Yemen. We shall review with the Government of Yemen how best to use the available funds. Possible further funding for the Sana?a university professional English training project is amongst the small projects to be included in this review.