§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions he has had with the Director General of the World Trade Organisation since 15 December 2003. [149069]
§ Hilary BennI have had no discussions with the WTO Director General, though the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has.
Project title Country Value (£ million)
Purpose Rural Access Programme Nepal 33 To improve poor people's access to the goods and services that they value in targeted hill areas through an improvement in basic transport, an increase in access for rural populations and the development of a strategy for the future organisation of infrastructure development in these areas. Support to Rural Feeder Roads Ghana 27 To improve access to services and markets in rural areas resulting from development of a sustainable rural road network. Bhairab bridge Bangladesh 22 To facilitate accelerated economic growth and reduced poverty in North East Bangladesh by the construction of a 4 lane road bridge over the Meghna river. Institutional Dev Comp of Road Rehabilitation II & III
Bangladesh 19 To reduce the total cost of road transport by improving the road network through more effective design and construction of roads and more effective programming and implementation of road maintenance and improvement of operations of the Road Highways Department. Rural Transport Project Phase II Vietnam 19 To ensure an increased flow of people, goods and services in rural Vietnam by improving basic access for rural areas and providing a strategy for sustainable maintenance of rural roads nation wide