§ Baroness Rawlingsasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the answer given by Baroness Amos on 12 February (H.L. Deb., col. 6) that they give £400,000 to the Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices is consistent with the answer given by Baroness Amos on 22 November 2000 (H.L. Deb., col. 811) that "we have committed £400 million to support primary education programmes"; and whether they accept that the latter figure was the figure referred to by Baroness Rawlings (H.L. Deb., col. 5.). [HL750]
§ Baroness AmosThe answer I gave on 12 February is entirely consistent with that of 22 November. As of November, the Government had committed over £400 million to support primary education since 1997. This figure has now risen to £500 million. In addition, we are funding a number of projects targeted specifically to support the prevention of female genital mutilation (FGM). Since 1997, £1.2 million has been allocated to targeted projects, including £400,000 to support the work of the Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices.