§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what aid the European Union has cancelled to Kenya; and for what reason.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydNo EC aid under the Lomé convention has been cancelled recently. However, differences between the Government of Kenya and the European Commission on sectoral policy issues have resulted in proposals to reallocate 25 MECU of Lomé III funds and 65 MECU of Lomé IV funds—a total equivalent to approximately £70.3 million—from the cereals sector reform programme to other projects. This reallocation and the new projects are expected to be agreed formally later this year as part of a revised national indicative programme.
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§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what were the reasons for cancelling a grant for forestry conservation to Kenya in February.
§ Mr. Lennox BoydWe were unable to reach agreement with the Government of Kenya on a number of issues, including financial sustainability and management mechanisms in the pilot forests and consultation procedures over excisions, which would have enabled us to proceed with a planned further phase of the Kenya indigenous forestry conservation project. The project has now formally closed. We remain ready to discuss further the possibility of resuming our involvement provided a mutually acceptable basis can be found.