HC Deb 31 October 2001 vol 373 cc686-8W
Jeremy Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what aid projects in Papua New Guinea are supported by her Department(a) bilaterally, (b) from EU sources and (c) multilaterally; what is their value for each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. [11446]

Clare Short

We do not provide direct bilateral assistance to Papua New Guinea, but it benefits from our contributions to multilateral agencies, including the European Union, Asian Development bank and World bank, all of which have substantial programmes in PNG totalling some £8 million per year. PNG also benefits from the UK's support to Pacific regional organisations and a small gifts scheme of some £70,000 per year. The details we have available are as follows:

European Union Programme PNG benefits from:

  1. (i) the current National Indicative Programme (50 meuro) which focuses on education, forestry and fishers. Projects comprise:
  1. (a) the Regional Indicative Programme on agriculture (phase 1) which has now been completed (1.2 meuro);
  2. (b) the Island Region Environment programme (phase 1) which has also been completed (6 meuro):

($)
Of which:
Asian development bank Total value OCR1 ADF2 TA3
1997
Health Sector Development Programme 50 million 45 million 5 million —
Health Sector Development Project4 13 million — 10 million —
Improving Provincial Agricultural Support Services5 150,000 — — 150,000
Financial Management5 150,000 — — 150,000
Development Strategy Workshop 62,000 — — 62,000
Strengthening Financial Management of the Health Sector 600,000 — — 600,000
Restructuring Plan for the Department of Agriculture and Livestock 150,000 — — 150,000
1998
Smallholder Support Services Pilot Project4 11.49 million 7.6 million — —
Fisheries Development4 9.3 million 6.5 million — —
Financial Management (Supplementary)5 72,500 — — 72,500
Skills Development5 500,000 — — 500,000
Social and Environmental Studies5 150,000 — — 150,000
Road Upgrading and Maintenance5 750,000 — — 750,000
Road Asset Management System 1.0 million — — 1.0 million
Review of Foreign Aid Management 115,000 — — 115,000
Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council 50,000 — — 50,000
1999
Financial Management4 46.9 25.8 — —
Employment-Oriented Skills Development4 39 million — 20 million —
Road Maintenance and Upgrading4 114.7 million 63 million — —
Rehabilitation of Navigation Aids system5 500,000 — — 500,000
Provincial Towns Water Supply and Sanitation5 908,000 — — 908,000
Governance and Public Sector Reform Programme5 600,000 — — 600,000
Microfinance and Employment5 150,000 — — 150,000
Road Sector Cost Recovery Improvement 350,000 — — 350,000
Financial Management Strategic Framework 500,000 — — 500,000
Provincial Road Asset Management System 581,000 — — 581,000
2000
Rehabilitation of Maritime Navigation Aids System4 30.12 million 20.6 million — —
Microfinance and Employment4 20.51 million — 9.6 million —
Provincial Towns Water Supply and Sanitation4 23.3 million — 15.34 million —
Governance and Public Sector Reform Programme (Supplementary)5 381,000 — — 381,000
Agro-Industry Development5 500,000 — — 500,000
Coastal Fisheries Management and Development5 340,000 — — 340,000
Community Water Transport Project5 580,000 — — 580,000
Strengthening Financial Management of the Health Sector (Supplementary) 186,000 — — 186,000
Review of Mining and Hydrocarbons Tax Regimes 325,000 — — 3250,000
Review to Constraints to Informal Sector Development 225,000 — — 225,000
Rehabilitation of Maritime Navigation Aids System 800,000 — — 800,000
1 Ordinary Capital Resources
2 Asian Development Fund
3 Technical Assistance
4 Project Preparatory TA
5 Total project cost includes financing by the ADB, governments, borrowers, beneficiaries, sub-borrowers; co-financing from official, export credit, and commercial sources; equity sponsors; and local participating private companies and financial institutions.

(c) budgetary support which is provided through the Structural Adjustment Programme (10.4 meuro).

  1. (ii) SYSMIN (50 meuro) which is providing support for highways, mining, roads and bridge construction.
  2. (iii) STABEX (12 meuro).

World bank

  1. 1. The current programme comprises:
  1. (a) the last tranche of the Structural Adjustment Operation (totalling 90 million dollars) which is due in December 2001;
  2. (b) projects in education ($30 million); health ($20 million) and infrastructure ($32 million);
  3. (c) technical assistance forming, gas and agriculture (oil palm).
  1. 2. The World hank's indicative lending programme for PNG currently totals $210 million.

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