§ 15. Mr. ClaphamTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to assist the Government of Russia with economic and political reform. [51334]
§ Mr. FoulkesWe are assisting the Russian Government, and other Russian organisations, with economic political and social reform.
We also provide assistance through multilateral agencies, especially the EU Tacis programme.
A copy of our new Country Strategy Paper for Russia, which places an increased emphasis on the need to reduce poverty, has been placed in the House of Commons Library.