§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what sums were promised by his Department in 1994 for the provision of reconstruction and development in Rwanda; and how much has been disbursed for that purpose to date. |14109]
§ Dr. Liam FoxWe have provided a total of £175 million, including our share of EU assistance to the Rwanda crisis since 1994. In 1994, no pledges for reconstruction and development were made, but emergency assistance worth more than £57 million, including our share of EU assistance, was disbursed. Since January 1995, we have agreed to provide bilateral assistance totalling £19.5 million in rehabilitation assistance for the period 1995–96 to 1998–99; £12.2 million has been disbursed to date.