§ Sir Alastair GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the programmes funded by her Department in China on(a) education, (b) health, (c) the environment and (d) economic and administrative reform, together with their costs for (i) 1996–97 and (ii) 1997–98. [36312]
§ Clare ShortThe information requested is set out in the table. Figures for expenditure in 1997–98 are estimated. There are presently no projects in the health sector, but we are planning a mission to China to explore the possibilities for future involvement in this area.
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£ 1996–97 Outturn 1997–98 Estimate Education English Language Examinations Reform — 120,000 Adult Education Project: Hubei — 210,000 English Language Teaching Project (a portfolio of small, country-wide ELT projects) 1,095,052 724,380 Environmental Projects Yunnan Province Plan for the Environment 550,799 224,820 Support Programme for the Urban Rehabilitation of Shanghai 1,248,202 660,717 Shanghai Water Master Plan 321,645 244,415 Training in Improvement of Crop Yields 23,702 16,506 Fire Science Training 21,894 30,906 North China Rural Water Project 398,974 315,000 Guizhou and Shanxi Energy Efficiency Project 400,882 886,000 Support for Research and Training in Environmental Pollution Control 55,754 269,387 Environmental Health Programme in Tibet 56,504 33,000 Transportation of Dangerous Cargoes — 801 Zhongshan Institutional Development Project (training for environmentalists) 93,204 82,502 Study of Toxic Organic Pollutants 95,309 225,721 Coastal Zones Environmental Enhancements 221,855 288,602 Forestry Protection Training 79,062 7,061 Ocean University of Qingdao (marine disposal techniques) 86,760 92,600 Jiangsu environment Technical Support 501,789 350,000 Practical Economics for Environmental Planning Management 165,790 227,000
£ 1996–97 Outturn 1997–98 Estimate Support to the China Council for International Co-operation on Environment and Development 23,445 115,000 Sichuan Urban Environment Project — 653,318 Nuclear Safety Standards 7,689 8,000 Economic and Administration Reform Shanghai Municipal Finance Project (Phase II) 644,307 457,584 Shanghai Municipal Finance Project (Phase III) — 209,856 Investment Training and Research 157,884 156,500 Shenzhen University Management Development Programme 97,882 104,000 South East University for Integrated Engineering 75,940 56,000 Resettlement Workshops 57,511 44,000 Training for Senior Civil Servants 13,374 109,500 Guangdong Institute of Public Administration (staff development and training) 52,147 61,000 National School of Administration (planning, decentralisation, and financial control) 83,307 147,176 Young Lawyers Training 237,526 220,204 Young Lawyers Training Phase II 25,167 17,785 Support to Xinhua News Agency 11,070 15,854 Investment Appraisal Phase II — 15,000 Support to the Chinese National Audit Office 120,973 130,000 Yunnan Drugs Control Programme 950,000 25,000 Anti-corruption Programme — 35,000