§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what financial support her Department is giving in 2002–03 to the Universal Basic Education Project in Nigeria. [65756]
§ Clare ShortIn support of the Federal Government of Nigeria's efforts to achieve Universal Basic Education, the Department for International Development has funded the Support to Education Sector Analysis and Planning Project. This £556,000 project is providing assistance to Nigeria for their implementation of Universal Basic Education.
In addition to this, my department is at present collaborating closely with the World Bank towards the development of a programme of Technical Assistance that will assist Nigeria in working towards the achievement of the Universal Basic Education Millennium Goal. This proposal will be submitted to Senior Management for approval within the next few weeks.