§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what financial assistance the United Kingdom is providing to the Bhutanese Refugee Assistance programme. [33748]
§ Clare ShortThe Department for International Development (DFID) is currently providing assistance to the Bhutanese refugees in Nepal through support for a Save the Children project. The project covers disease control, disability/community based rehabilitation, 297W vocational training for income generation, refugee managed community health training, and a children's play programme.
The amounts of the grants provided to this Save the Children project over the last 3 years are shown in the table.
£ Amount 1995–96 100,000 1996–97 75,800 1997–98 85,849