§ Lord McNairasked Her Majesty's Government:
What progress has been made in preparing a country strategy paper with regard to business in Sudan. [HL1806]
§ Baroness AmosCountry strategy papers are only prepared for countries where we provide development assistance. We do not have a development assistance programme with Sudan. We do provide large amounts of humanitarian aid which is required as a result of the devastation caused by the continuing war.
§ Lord McNairasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many students from Sudan were in receipt of Department for International Development awards to study in Britain annually since 1989. [HL1807]
§ Baroness AmosThe following table shows the number of Sudanese who studied in the UK on technical co-operation training awards funded by the Overseas Development Administration (DFID's predecessor) since 1989:
106WA
Financial Year Trainees 1989–90 151 1990–91 72 1991–92 2 Britain's development assistance programme to Sudan was closed in January 1991. No new awards have been made since then. Awards have been made to Sudan under Chevening, an FCO scheme.
§ Lord McNairasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their assessment of the recent report by Medecins Sans Frontières criticising Operation Lifeline Sudan procedures and their resultant diversion of food aid by combatants in southern Sudan; and whether they will place a copy of this report in the Library of the House. [HL1804]
§ Baroness AmosMedecins Sans Frontières (MSF) did not produce such a report. There were a number of briefings, which we will place under a single cover in the Library of the House. MSF's concerns about food diversion in Ajeip reflect our own. We have taken them up at the highest level with the UN and continue to press for action to improve targeting of food aid and stop diversions.