§ Mr. LazarowiczTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her written answer of 26 March 2002,Official Report, column 885W, if she will list the projects which constitute her Department's programme that seeks to reduce the uncontrolled proliferation of small arms and light weapons; and in which countries each of these projects operates. [50595]
§ Clare ShortThe United Kingdom is committed to combating small arms availability and misuse. In partnership with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence, my Department has established a comprehensive UK Small Arms and Light Weapons Reduction Programme. Over the next three years we will allocate a minimum of £19.5 million to UN agencies, regional organisations, Governments and non-governmental organisations seeking to develop and implement local, national, regional and international measures to combat small arms problems. The table lists the programmes which the Small Arms and Light Weapons Reduction Programme has supported.
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Programmes Countries Sub-regional Viva Rio—Reducing Small Arms and Light Weapons Impact: Civil Society Participation in Security Sector Reform within Mercado Commun Del Sur Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay, Uruguay The Nairobi Secretariat: Implementing the Nairobi Declaration East Africa, the Great Lakes and the Horn of Africa Security Research and Information Centre (SRIC) Controlling Small Arms and Light East Africa, the Great Lakes and the Horn of Africa Weapons in the Great Lakes Regions and the Horn of Africa HMG support for combating small arms problems in Central and Eastern Europe Central and eastern Europe National Tanzania National Action Plan for Arms Management and Disarmament Tanzania