HC Deb 27 May 1993 vol 225 cc658-9W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the current projects and their value that are currently being funded in Indonesia by the Overseas Development Administration, European Community, World bank, Asian Development bank and other aid-giving bodies for which he is responsible.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Projects funded by ODA from the United Kingdom/Indonesia grant programme are:

Title Allocation £ million
Coastal Fisheries 0.38
Animal Health—Phase 4 1.69
Coastal Prawn Culture 1.30
Tropical Forestry Management 10.77
Gas Distribution 9.70
Hydrocarbon Basin Assessment 5.98
Active Learning Professional Support 1.71
Library Development 0.75
English Language Training (National Level) 1.33
Institutional English Language Training 1.79
Biotechnology 0.43
South Sumatra Geological Survey 2.26
Regional Government Finance 0.91
Police Management Training 0.97
Development of Professional Training for Civil Engineering Consultants 1.74
Development of Mini-Hydros 5.61
Development of Thermal Power Plant Personnel Training Capability—Phase 3 1.20

We also support the activities in Indonesia of British non-governmental organisations such as Voluntary Services Overseas, Oxfam and Christian Aid. The Commonwealth Development Corporation, for which the principal source of finance is the British aid programme, has investments in Indonesia totalling £72 million, covering nine projects in sectors such as textiles, cement production, power and plantation crops.

Projects supported by the ODA under concessional loan arrangements include the following:

Title Soft loan allocation £ million
Cigading-Serpong Railway Rehabilitation 24.690
Citayam-Cibinong Railway (New Line) 20.105
Steel Bridging Components 3.669
Forestry Radio Communications Network 34.111
Airport Security Systems 10.455
Flight Simulator for Civil Aircraft 4.659
Shortwave Radio Transmitters for National Broadcasting Network 26.911
Additional Generating Capacity for Jambi Power Plant 5.345
Equipment for Universities in Sumatra and Kalimantan 13.671

Most European Community aid to Indonesia is provided through the Community's Asia/Latin America programme, of which the United Kingdom contributes around 16 per cent. Recent project approvals have been as follows:

Title Allocation
£ million Mecu1
Punggur Utara Irrigation Project 23.07 (29.3)
North Bali Irrigation and Water Supply 8.11 (10.3)
Forest Sector Support Programme 20.47 (26.0)
1 Million European currency units.

The World bank has an active portfolio of 61 loans with a cumulative value of approximately $7.9 billion. For the Asian Development bank, the corresponding figures are 62 and $5.6 billion. For the International Fund for Agricultural Development, they are four and $66 million. Details of loan approvals are contained in the annual reports of these institutions, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.