§ 28. Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans her Department has for additional measures aimed at encouraging developing countries to reduce the production and supply of illegal drugs. [89780]
§ Clare ShortWe provide assistance to control the production of illicit drugs where this is part of sustainable policies for development. Current projects include support to farmers for alternative development in Pakistan, Peru and Bolivia; projects to reduce the demand for illicit drugs in South East Asia and Peru; and training and institution building projects for the Customs and the Police in the Caribbean. We will consider opportunities for the inclusion of drugs-related elements in current and future222W programmes, and we will continue to work with multilateral institutions which provide assistance to drugs-related activities.