§ 78. Mr. Bernie GrantTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what aid the United Kingdom is giving developing countries to assist in developing and adopting clean technology for industry, particularly for the energy sector.
§ 83. Mr. SnapeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what aid the United Kingdom is giving for the development and transfer of environmentally clean technology for developing countries.
§ Mrs. ChalkerProjects funded through the bilateral aid programme are subject to scrutiny as set out in the ODA 345W "Manual of Environmental Appraisal" in order to ensure that they comply with national environmental standards and international protocols, conventions and codes of conduct, to which the United Kingdom is party, aimed at safeguarding the environment.
Examples of projects intended to foster the introduction of environmentally clean technology include support for a Government of India study on a CFC-alternative strategy for India and support for a workshop in Malaysia to promote public awareness of the ozone problem.
With reference to the energy sector we are, together with the World Bank and bilateral donor Governments, preparing an environmental manual for power development in order to assist the adoption of consistent international standards for aid-funded projects. We are assisting the Government of Bangladesh to identify energy conservation opportunities in a range of industries.