§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will commission an independent evaluation of the impact on aid policy of the international monetary fund agreement with the Tanzanian Government on the provision of health and education services in Tanzania.
§ Mr. Chris PattenIt is for the Government of Tanzania to consider whether to evaluate the impact of their economic recovery programme on the social sectors. We are, however, participating with the World Bank in a social dimensions of adjustment project in Tanzania. This should help facilitate a systematic evaluation of the social impact of the economic recovery programme.
§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what development projects in Tanzania are currently being supported by the Overseas Development Administration; and what is their cost and likely completion dates.
§ Mr. Chris PattenBritain is currently financing over 30 development projects in Tanzania. The following table lists current projects in excess of £200,000, with details of their estimated costs and planned completion dates.518W
Cost (£ million) To be completed Agriculture and Natural Resources Armyworm Control Programme 1.476 1990 West Kilimanjaro Dairy Project 1.400 1990 Clove Disease Research Project 0.395 1989 Fisheries Development Project 0.275 1989 Sunflower Research Project 0.235 1989 Transport Tanzania Railways Corporation 8.392 1991 Songea/Makambako Road Post Construction Maintenance 1.857 1989 Health and Population Southern Regions Health Project 13.366 1990 WHO/Tanzania Medium Term AIDS Action Plan 1.500 1992 1988 Census Project 0.383 1990 Education English Language Teaching Support Project 1.956 1992 University Support Project 0.731 1989 Finance Sector Diagnostic Study 0.600 1989
§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what criteria are used to measure the effectiveness of programme aid and project aid towards development in Tanzania; and how this evaluation will affect the future aid programme.
§ Mr. Chris PattenFor programme aid we monitor in general the extent to which the objectives of the Tanzanian economic recovery programme are being met and, as part of that, the foreign exchange allocation and procurement systems. Capital projects proposed for financing from British aid funds are subject to comprehensive appraisal to determine their financial and economic rates of return. Their implementation is systematically monitored. These assessments are taken fully into account in determining the future volume of programme and project aid that we allocate for Tanzania.
§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the total level of programme aid to Tanzania for each year since it was introduced; what was the total level of aid to Tanzania for each of those years; and what percentage of that total constitutes programme aid.
§ Mr. Chris PattenProgramme aid to Tanzania resumed in the financial year 1986–87. Programme aid and total British aid to Tanzania in 1986–87 and 1987–88 were as follows:
£million 1986–87 £ million 1987–88 Programme aid 14.974 17.322 Total aid 25.207 28.948 Programme aid as a percentage of total aid 59 60