HC Deb 19 June 1991 vol 193 c213W
Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether technical cooperation has ever been given to assist a developing country to assess the poverty impact of its own policies.

Mrs. Chalker

The Overseas Development Administration is providing technical co-operation funds to the Government of Mozambique to employ a social policy adviser to help analyse poverty incidence and advise on poverty policies. In Kenya and Bangladesh, technical co-operation funds are paying for consultants to work with the Governments to analyse poverty incidence and to suggest options for aid assistance.