§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what development aid has been given to Ethiopia by the European Community in the last year; and what has been the United Kingdom contribution.
§ Mr. MellorIn 1987 the European Community approved three development projects for Ethiopia under the third Lomé convention, namely:
£ million Grant funding —Integrated training programme linked to the development of the rural sector 4.9 —North Shewa rural development and land reclamation programme 16.6 Risk capital (managed by the European Investment Bank) —Development of an opencast gold mine and or treatment plant at Northern Lega Dambi, Sidamo Province 14.5 36.0 The United Kingdom share of the total funding is about £6 million.
§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list any new aid projects, and any new programme aid agreements for Fiji approved since May 1987.
§ Mr. MellorThere have been no financial aid projects or programme aid commitments either from the bilateral country programme or by the Commonwealth Development Corporation. Our bilateral country programme now consits of technical co-operation alone.