HC Deb 01 December 1998 vol 321 cc128-9W
Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much the United Kingdom's contribution is to multilateral donor projects in Mozambique in(a) 1998–99 and (b) 1999–2000. [61857]

Clare Short

The total multilateral official development assistance received by Mozambique in 1996, the last year for which figures are available, was £236 million. The UK's imputed share was £18.6 million.

Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the projects sponsored by her Department in Mozambique for(a) 1998–99 and (b) 1999–2000, giving their value and expected expiration dates. [61856]

Clare Short

The details requested are as follows:

Project Commitment (£ million) Expiry date
Zambezia Agricultural Development Project 7.75 2001
Zambezia Feeder Roads 7.06 2000
NGO '70:30' Scheme 2.00 2000
Programme Aid 20.00 1999
Assistance for Customs 9.30 1999
Secondary English Teaching 2.36 2002

Figures for expenditure in 1998/9 and 1999/2000 are not available. I will send the hon. Member a copy of DFID's recently published Country Strategy Paper for Mozambique.

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