§ 72. Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of aid to Mozambique is programme rather than project aid.
§ Mrs. ChalkerIn 1988–89, the last financial year for which we have firm figures, gross British bilateral aid to Mozambique amounted to £34.7 million, of which nearly 52 per cent. was accounted for by programme aid and over 22 per cent. by project aid.
§ 95. Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the meeting of donors at the United Nations on the emergency situation in Mozambique.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI refer the hon. Member to my answer earlier today to the hon. Member for Midlothian (Mr. Eadie).
§ 90. Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on United Kingdom aid to Mozambique.
§ Mrs. ChalkerWe have for a number of years maintained a significant bilateral aid programme for Mozambique: in 1988–89 gross British bilateral aid to Mozambique amounted to over £34 million. This assistance has focused on three main areas: balance of payments finance in support of the Mozambian Government's IMF-backed economic reform programme; project aid, concentrating on rehabilitation of transport and energy infrastructure and associated technical assistance; and emergency relief and refugee assistance.