§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance her Department has provided to East Timor for small-scale agriculture, public health and education since November 1999; and what plans she has for immediate further assistance. [110490]
§ Clare ShortSince November 1999 we have provided £100,000 to CARE for an Emergency Agricultural Rehabilitation Programme;£625,000 to United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for programmes in water and sanitation, education and social services and protection of women and children; and £100,000 to the World Health Organisation to strengthen and expand their role in public health co-ordination.
We have recently agreed to provide a further £1.4 million in immediate assistance through the United Nations Transitional Administration for East Timor (UNTAET) to fund labour intensive road rehabilitation programmes which will keep vital supply routes open.