§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give details of the projects funded by the Overseas Development Association for Indonesia; to what extent Indonesia's human rights record has affected the level of aid that it receives; and what representations have been made to Indonesia on human rights matters.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThere are two main elements of ODA's aid programme for Indonesia—projects supported under the aid and trade provision, essentially through the concessional loan arrangements signed since 1986, and technical co-operation projects funded on a grant basis.
260WIn the first group of projects currently at the implementation stage are the rehabilitation and upgrading of 140 km of rail line, a new 17 km rail spur, both in west Java. provision of Bailey-type steel bridging, a radio communication system for the Ministry of Forestry, airport security systems for the Medan and Bali international airports, a flight simulator for a domestic civilian airline, shortwave radio transmitters for the national broadcasting service, equipment and a training centre for universities in western Indonesia and diesel power units for central Sumatra.
Technical co-operation projects under implementation are in the sectors of natural resources, including particularly forestry, energy—both gas and power—education, public administration, and training.
ODA also supports the work of non-governmental organisations in Indonesia.
Decisions on the level of aid for Indonesia, as for all countries, are taken after consideration of all relevant factors, including human rights.
We frequently express to the Indonesian Government our continuing concern at human rights matters, both in Ministers' meetings with their Indonesian counterparts and in representations here and through the embassy in Jakarta. The most recent occasion was when my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary visited Indonesia in early April.