§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the(a) costs and (b) nature of assistance currently being given by the Government to Sierra Leone. [53872]
§ Mr. FoulkesI have been asked to reply.
Assistance currently being provided to Sierra Leone by the United Kingdom Government comprises:
Contribution to the UN Trust Fund for Peace Enforcement in Sierra Leone: £2,000,000 from the FCOEmergency Demobilisation Project providing humanitarian assistance to ex-combatants: £2,000,000 from Department for International DevelopmentContribution to the work of the Commonwealth Police Development Team: £800,000 from DFIDHumanitarian and Rehabilitation projects implemented through NGOs: c.£3,000,000 from DFIDThree senior advisers to Government of Sierra Leone: £250,000 from DFIDSupport to the establishment of an independent radio station: £120,000 from DFIDCivil Service Support Project: Campaign for Good Governance: £101,000 from DFIDContribution to Government of Sierra Leone's two year National Programme for Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration: £6,500,000 from DFID.