§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the aid programmes in Eastern Myanmar and Western Thailand supported by her Department. [43864]
§ Clare ShortIn the 1996–97 and 1997–98 financial years DFID has supported a number of NGO projects in Western Thailand and Eastern Myanmar:
£ Small Grants Scheme— 1996/97 12,000 Ecoles Sans Frontieres Shoklo Malaria Research Unit Neo-Humanistic Foundation for Community Development Christ Church Karen Outreach Programme Small Grants Scheme— 1997/98 9,000 Karen Refugee Committee Burmese Border Consortium Open Society Institute Mae Tao Clinic Humanitarian Assistance— Emergency Response 1996/97 22,000 CAFOD Humanitarian Assistance— Emergency Response 1997/98 80,000 World Vision Humanitarian Assistance— Refugees 1996/97 150,000 Burma Border Consortium Humanitarian Assistance— Refugees 1997/98 267,000 Burma Border Consortium Assistance includes food and essential items to Burmese refugees in border camps in both Thailand and Burma (Burmese Border Consortium) and reproductive health, education and medical equipment provided through the SGS.