§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what his Department's involvement was in the 2002 European Initiative for Human Rights and Democracy projects on(a) inter-communal youth centres in Georgia, (b) access to justice for ethnic minorities in Russia and (c) educating indigenous people in Siberia; and what assessment he has made of each project; [163875]
(2) what his Department's involvement was in the 2002 European Initiative for Human Rights and Democracy project on improving indigenous multiculturalism through education in (a) Russia, (b) Ukraine, (c) Georgia, (d) Armenia, (e) Croatia, (f) Serbia, (g) Bosnia and Herzegovina, (h) Kosovo, (i) Bulgaria and (j) Poland; and what assessment he has made of the results of each project; [163913]
(3) what his Department's involvement was in the 2002 European Initiative for Human Rights and Democracy projects on the prevention of torture in (a) Russia, (b) the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, (c) Serbia, (d) Bulgaria, (e) Hungary, (f) Poland, (g) Latvia, (h) Lithuania and (i) Estonia; and what assessment he has made of each project. [163935]
§ Mr. RammellI have been asked to reply.
Decisions about the individual projects funded by the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights are made by the European Commission and by local EC delegations. They are also responsible for managing and evaluating the projects. The EU Committee on Human Rights and Democracy allocates EU budget resources to projects in third countries and is responsible for evaluating the impact of the fund. The UK is represented on the Committee by officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the UK Permanent Representation to the EU.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what his Department's involvement was in the 2002 European Initiative for Human Rights and Democracy project to(a) reinforce 1329W diversity in Russia and (b) deliver an information campaign on the fight against racism and xenophobia in Russia; and what assessment he has made of each project; [163877]
(2) what his Department's involvement was in the 2002 European Initiative for Human Right; and Democracy's project on reinforcing federalism, democracy and mechanisms of protection of human rights in Russia; and what assessment he has made of the project. [163998]
§ Mr. RammellI have been asked to reply.
Decisions about the individual projects funded by the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights are made by the European Commission and local EC delegations. They are also responsible for managing and evaluating the projects. The EU Committee on Human Rights and democracy allocates EU budget resources to projects in third countries and is responsible for evaluating the impact of the fund. The UK is represented on the Committee by officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the UK Permanent Representation to the EU. The British embassy in Moscow keeps in close touch with the local Commission delegation.