§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take steps to ensure that part of the overseas aid budget for Pakistan is directed towards the education and the rehabilitation of bonded children; and if he will make a statement. [13392]
§ Mr. HanleyThe problem is a cause for continuing concern. We therefore welcome recent measures by the Government of Pakistan to tackle it, such as the national project for rehabilitation of child labour. We are considering, through the European Union, how best to 151W assist and are focusing our bilateral aid on improvements in basic services, such as education, which help tackle some underlying causes of child labour.