§ Mrs. SpelmanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment her Department has made of(a) poverty levels and (b) human rights abuses in Libya. [78672]
§ Clare ShortLibya is an Upper Middle Income Country with an annual GDP per capita of $7,570 (UN Human Development Report 2001). DFID has no plans to provide assistance to Libya and we have thus not made any detailed assessment of poverty levels or human rights abuses. The FCO's assessment is that Libya's record on human rights is not good, but there are recent signs of improvement (including the release of remaining political prisoners), and Libya is expected to continue to show a commitment to improving its human rights record during its period as chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights.
§ Mrs. SpelmanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what projects her Department supports that operate in Libya. [78721]
§ Clare ShortNone.