HC Deb 05 July 2002 vol 388 cc615-6W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will provide a

DFID Workers Group Development Scheme funding 1998–2001
Title Country Agency Budget (£s)
1998–99
Organisational development programme Philippines Christian Aid 23,624
Technical support project Peru ITDG 24,135
Developing an equal opportunities strategy Namibia TUC 1,587
Farmworkers' literacy and legal rights campaign Bangladesh War on Want 20,939
1999–2000
Negotiating skills for women Africa regional TUC 24,995
Training on asbestos related disease South Africa TUC 22,378
Health and safety education Non-specific TUC 20,054
Implementation of core labour standards Uganda CTUC 19,250
2000–01
Negotiating skills for women Africa regional TUC 24,995
Training on asbestos related disease South Africa TUC 22,378
Health and safety education Non-specific TUC 20,054
Implementation of core labour standards Uganda CTUC 19,250

The Civil Society Challenge Fund opened in October 1999 and provided new funding opportunities for trades union organisations. The Workers Group Development Scheme was therefore closed for new applications from 1 April 2000. All projects funded by the WGDS have now ended.

Clare Short

Negotiations have recently concluded on the 13th Relenishment of the International Development Association (IDA), the concessional finance arm of the World Bank. 18–21 per cent. of overall IDA-13 resources, projected to be around $23 billion, will be provided in the form of grants. During the last IDA replenishment (IDA-12), less than 5 per cent. of resources were available as grants.

The British Government has worked hard to ensure that these grants will be targeted on those countries who will benefit from them most. The categories against which grants will be allocable are in the table below.

breakdown of her Department's expenditure since 1998–99 on the Workers' Group Development Scheme. [67516]

Clare Short

The information is in the following table: