§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of state for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what help is being given to St. Helena to restore unique and rare ecology. [26333]
§ Mr. BaldryIn 1993 the ODA funded a visit to St. Helena by a consultancy team led by the royal botanic gardens, Kew, which prepared a report containing proposals for a sustainable environment and development strategy on the island. Following their consideration of the report, the St. Helena Government made a number of further requests for assistance from the United Kingdom. As a result three consultancies, each dealing with discrete areas of environmental or conservation concern, have taken place. One report, on the rehabilitation of Crown
Multilateral contributions in cash terms 1979 to 1997–98 £ million EC budget (CEE/FSU share in brackets) EDF WB/IMF Other MDBs (EBRD share in brackets) UN Other multilateral Total 1979 45 73 44 14 69 12 257 1980 58 62 73 14 48 8 264 1981 102 56 116 15 49 10 346 1982 103 71 154 14 58 12 411 1983 114 75 205 15 57 14 481 1984 150 76 197 29 66 14 531 1985 164 70 128 34 84 14 494 1986 144 79 154 36 81 16 510 1987 128 94 157 30 100 13 523 1987–88 128 100 159 33 88 17 525 1988–89 154 131 201 30 78 16 613 1989–90 163 142 201 30 80 18 633 1990–91 188(5) 146 160 32 102 18 646 1991–92 255(30) 200 230 69(35) 120 18 892 1992–93 285(59) 192 260 92(54) 132 20 981 1993–94 350(93) 172 246 76(46) 136 18 997 1994–951 333(91) 238 315 90(40) 67 27 1,070 1995–962 480(195) 247 248 97(40) 55 19 1,146 1996–972 560(240) 267 232 107(40) 62 17 1,245 1997–982 629(264) 300 209 113(40) 59 16 1,326 Notes: 1 Estimate. 2 Figures taken from 1995 Departmental Report (Cm 2862). Outturn data are from British Aid Statistics, which has been published on a financial year basis from 1992.
For the constant price series, calendar year figures are in 1993 prices; financial year figures are in 1993–94 prices.
EDF = European Development Fund.
WB/IMF = World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund.
Other MDBs = Regional development banks (African, Asian, Inter-American and Caribbean) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Other multilateral = Commonwealth programmes plus international research organisations.
CEE/FSU = Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union.
508Wwastelands, has been forwarded to the St. Helena Government for comment. Two further reports, dealing with an endemic plants rescue programme and organic waste composting technology, are awaited.
The ODA also supports the agriculture and forestry department of the St. Helena Government as the body responsible for environmental conservation on St. Helena, through provision of three technical co-operation staff and substantial grant-in-aid contributions to facilitate the Department's on-going habitat restoration work.