§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her priorities are for development projects in Tanzania.[25198]
§ Hilary BennOur Tanzania Programme supports the implementation of the Government of Tanzania's Poverty Reduction Strategy, in line with the Millennium Development Goals. Priority sectors identified in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper are health (including HIV), education, rural water, rural roads, agriculture, and the judicial and legal systems.
The Department for International Development assistance to Tanzania is now provided through a single medium term budget support instrument (about £40 million a year), with a complementary programme of technical co-operation (circa £30 million a year). This is designed to increase Government capacity to improve economic management and deliver public services, support private sector development and pro poor growth, and to help the Government improve their accountability to civil society.
§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what priority her Department accords to a military air traffic control system for Tanzania in plans for that country's development. [25171]
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§ Hilary BennDevelopment priorities for Tanzania are set out in the Government of Tanzania's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper which my Department is supporting, along with other donors.