§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those countries which have received advice and assistance on 575W privatisation, contracting out and civil service and local government reform as part of the overseas aid programme in each year since 1989 and the cost in each case.
§ Mr. BaldryCountries receiving advice and assistance from the aid programme since 1989 on privatisation, contracting out of civil service or local government reform include:-
- Albania
- Anguilla
- Bangladesh
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- China
- Colombia
- Czech Republic
- Dependent Territories: Montserrat; and Turks and Caicos Islands
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Kenya
- Kirgistan
- Latvia
- Mexico
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Sierra Leone
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Zambia
Information by year showing the cost in each case is not centrally recorded and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.