§ Phil SawfordTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance her Department is giving to help reconstruction in the Gujarat region of India following the earthquake in January 2001. [53676]
§ Clare ShortDFID's priority was to ensure that those who survived the earthquake were cared for until normal services could be restored, for which we set aside £10 million. The Government of India developed plans for the rehabilitation and reconstruction, which are being largely funded by the World bank and the Asian Development bank. DFID is not directly financing reconstruction work.