§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all current United Kingdom assistance to aid development projects in Eritrea and the cost in each case.
§ Mr. Lennox BoydPast British aid to Eritrea has been included in the British aid programme to Ethiopia. This includes grants to NGOs working in Ethiopia and Eritrea, expected to total around £1 million in 1993–94. We recently made a contribution of over £250,000 towards the United Nations verification mission to the Eritrean referendum, including four observers and supporting equipment.
We have been discussing with the Eritrean authorities a separate development aid programme for 1993–94, for which £500,000 has been allocated. This will include 17 United Kingdom training awards, costing £187,000; other elements will be agreed in the coming months.