§ Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bayasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether in their future aid programme for Kenya they will take into account the impact of the recent ban on direct flights by United Kingdom airlines to Mombasa on tourism and employment in Coast Province. [HL4315]
§ The Secretary of State for International Development (Baroness Amos)In taking decisions on the future aid programme for Kenya, I will take into account a wide range of issues, including the economic and social impact of terrorism and of the various measures that have been necessary to combat it. The European Commission has recently allocated over £2 million for a tourism market recovery plan in Kenya. The UK share of this is around £250,000. The ban on UK flights to Mombasa was lifted on 4 September.