§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what would be the net public expenditure cost of changing the rate of deemed income from capital for means-tested benefits to £1 per week for(a) each £300 of capital, (b) each £400 of capital and (c) each £500 of capital. [87979]
§ Angela EagleThe information is in the table.
15 per cent., or 3.2 million euros (£2 million), will come from the United Kingdom's contribution to the EU budget. Our High Commission in Maputo is actively involved in the international donor group which is working closely with the Mozambican authorities, including the National Elections Commission, to co-ordinate international support for the elections.
The United Kingdom is ready to consider sending election observers, if invited to do so by the Government of Mozambique.