§ Mr. CatonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans she has to increase aid for trade-related capacity building. [83362]
§ Clare ShortIn November 20011 announced a further £20 million package of support to trade-related capacity building bringing the total commitment since 1998 to £37.8 million. In 2003–04 DFID will focus our trade-related capacity building on four key objectives
Developing countries' effective participation in negotiations and rule makingMainstreaming trade into national development plans and country poverty reduction strategiesBuilding sustainable country-level capacity to make good pro-poor trade policy and promote the participation and representation of poor people in trade policy dialogueDeveloping the supply-side response to take advantage of market access opportunities.We will focus in particular on DFID's Africa Trade and Poverty Programme and the Integrated Framework.