HC Deb 19 April 1994 vol 241 c501W
Mr. Tom Clarke

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures have been taken either bilaterally by the Overseas Development Administration or multilaterally through the European Union to promote the development of coastal fishing resources in the Gambia.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Between 1979 and 1991 the European development fund provided 5.66 mecu—£4.4 million, of which the United Kingdom share was £0.72 million to develop marine artisanal fisheries in six Atlantic coastal villages.