§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list those countries in receipt of British aid which(a) have a record of 583W civil rights abuses, and (b) do not have a democratically-elected Government, indicating in each case the amount of aid they received in the last year for which figures are available. [73682]
§ Clare ShortThroughout our work, we seek to enhance respect for human rights, particularly those of the poorest. We consider civil and political rights and broader governance issues when we assess the scope for partnerships with developing countries and when we draw up country strategy papers. The position is kept continuously under review, but no country has a perfect record of respect for civil or other human rights and DFID work is concentrated in the poorest countries where it is difficult to secure all human rights for all citizens. Completed strategy papers are publicly available and provide details of progress to date and the prospects for development and partnerships. Full information of DFID's bilateral programmes in 1993–94—1997–98 was published in "Statistics on International Development" in December 1999.