§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list those country strategies which have been prepared in consultation with ambassadors for British business; and if those consultees have business interests in the country assessed. [66343]
§ Clare ShortWe have, so far, published fifteen country strategy papers (Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Peru, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Ukraine, Vietnam). In developing these country strategies, we have consulted widely including the business community, both in-country and in the UK. Our approach has been to work with established business groups, rather than with individual companies. In developing countries we have consulted with British business associations and local chambers of commerce. In the UK, we have worked with the DTI Area Advisory Groups for specific countries as well as with business groups with a regional or country interest.