SCOTLAND
Friends of Scotland
Mr. Peter Duncan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many of the advisory board of Friends of Scotland accompanied her on her visit to the Far East. [36743]
Mrs. Liddell:
None.
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A77
Mr. Peter Duncan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations she has received on the level of speed limit imposed on heavy goods vehicles on the A77 between Ayr and Stranraer. [36742]
Mrs. Liddell:
Neither I nor my right hon. Friend of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions have received any representations on this matter.
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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Angola
Tony Baldry:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development for what reason humanitarian assistance to Angola has fallen by one third over the last year. [37084]
Clare Short:
The levels of DFID humanitarian assistance provided to Angola in recent years have depended on the nature of requests put to us, and also on competing claims for our resources elsewhere in the continent.
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Rail Journeys (Staff)
Mr. Bercow:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what was the (a) percentage and number of rail journeys undertaken on first class tickets, (b) average cost of a first class journey by rail and (c) total cost of rail travel in each of the past four years broken down by grade of civil servant. [37498]
Clare Short:
Details of rail travel booked by DFID's in-house travel agent are given for the period from September 1998. Detailed figures before that date, or for travel by grade throughout the period, or for travel booked by other means are not available without disproportionate costs.
| September 1998 to March 1999 | April 1999 to March 2000 | April 2000 to March 2001 | April 2001 to January 2002 | Totals
|
|---|
| Number of first class journeys by rail | 737 | 2,037 | 1,712 | 1,448 | 5,934
|
| As percentage of all rail journeys | 61.72 | 66.87 | 52.59 | 51.75 | 57.65
|
| Average cost of first class journey (£) | 133.18 | 103.88 | 121.28 | 160.71 | 126.41
|
| Total cost of all rail travel (£) | 111,995.18 | 245,661.61 | 244,868.22 | 275,987.55 | 878,512.56
|
Mr. Burstow:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many new entrants to the Civil Service were employed in her Department in each of the last five years; and how many in each year were aged 50 and over. [36496]
Clare Short:
The information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Staff
Mr. Chope:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many staff left the service of her Department and its agencies in the year ended 31 March 2001; how many left before attaining the formal retirement age of 60 years; and in respect of how many her Department and its agencies assumed responsibilities for making payments until retirement age. [37548]
Clare Short:
The information requested is as follows:
59 staff left the service during 2000–01. Of these, 50 left before the retirement age of 60 years and two are early retirement cases in respect of whom DFID is making payments until retirement age.
Projects (Palestinian Authority)
Angus Robertson:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what projects her Department has funded from 1997 to 2002 in the territory controlled by the Palestinian Authority; what the annual amount of funding was for each of these projects; how many of these projects included construction work; what the status of the building funded by her Department is; and if she will make a statement. [37257]
Clare Short:
The following table sets out the information requested. The funding column shows the total project allocation. Annual disbursement figures could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
| Project | Funding (£) | Construction work
|
|---|
| Birzeit Food Quality Control Unit (1997) | 425,872 | No
|
| Group Guaranteed Lending (1997) | 1,820,000 | No
|
| Assistance to the Education Sector (1997) | 3,225,700 | No
|
| Population Census (1997) | 80,000 | No
|
| Newcastle University—Hydrology (1997) | 715,000 | No
|
| Primary Health Care (1997) | 950,000 | No
|
| Gender and Law (1997) | 1,628,128 | No
|
| Economic Protocol (1997) | 5,000 | No
|
| VAT Audit Training (1997) | 102,000 | No
|
| Economic Protocol (1998) | 730,281 | No
|
| Southern Area Water Appraisal | 45,000 | No
|
| Strengthening Parliamentary Democracy (1998) | 775,000 | No
|
| Assistance to the Legal Sector (1998) | 12,500 | No
|
| Rural Water Schemes Appraisal (1998) | 110,000 | No
|
| Legal Sector Assistance—Phase 2 (1998) | 70,252 | No
|
| Health Management Strengthening (1998) | 3,600,000 | No
|
| Bethlehem 2000 Doha Sewerage (1999) | 1,400,000 | Yes—the construction of sewerage pipes was completed in July 2000
|
| Save the Children Fund Water and Sanitation Project—Dura (1999) | 1,678,092 | Yes—work on piped water supplies, sewerage pipes and drains, is now in its third year
|
| Save the Children Fund Water and Sanitation Project—Jabalia (1999) | 908,905 | Yes—work on piped water supplies, sewerage pipes and drains, is now in its third year
|
| Save the Children Fund Water and Sanitation Project—Anabta (1999) | 1,610,859 | Yes—work on piped water supplies, sewerage pipes and drains, is now in its third year
|
| Unification and Development of Legislation (1999) | 775,000 | No
|
| Assistance to the Negotiations Affairs Department (1999) | 4,200,000 | No
|
| Tele-Cardiology (Peres Centre) (1999) | 850,000 | No
|
| Sustainable Management of West Bank and Gaza Aquifers (1999) | 1,971,308 | No
|
| Gaza Midwifery (1999) | 545,000 | No
|
| Hebron Water Access and Storage (1999) | 513,572 | Yes—the construction of cisterns and latrines has now been completed
|
| Economy and Trade Policy Development (1999) | 495,057 | No
|
| Save the Children Fund Water and Sanitation Project—Rafah (1999) | 2,013,836 | Yes—work on piped water supplies, sewerage pipes and drains, is now in its third year
|
| Census Reports (1999) | 92,500 | No
|
| Legislative Council Library (1999) | 353,700 | No
|
| Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees Women's Health (2000) | 987,000 | No
|
| Public Administration Institutional Development (2000) | 1,900,000 | No
|
| Primary Health Care—Phase 2 (2000) | 1,550,000 | Yes—small scale remodelling work for lecture rooms and library now completed
|
| Participatory Poverty Assessment (2001) | 500,000 | No
|
| Utilisation of Census Data (2001) | 700,000 | No
|
| Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees Emergency Response (2001) | 520,000 | No
|
| World Bank Employment Generation Programme (2001) | 1,500,000 | No
|
| OXFAM Humanitarian Grant (2001) | 34,000 | No
|
| Mental Health and Trauma Counselling (2001) | 450,000 | No
|
| World Food Programme Appeal (2001) | 500,000 | No
|
| Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Grant (2001) | 300,000 | No
|
| Supporting Literacy (2001) | 290,000 | No
|
| Child Health Development (2001) | 1,215,000 | No
|
| World Bank NGO Project—Phase 2 (2001) | 4,500,000 | No
|
| Reducing the Impact of Violence on Palestinian Children (2001) | 517,000 | No
|
| Palestinian Hydrology Group—Water Sector Grant (2001) | 250,000 | Yes—work on a number of cisterns is nearing completion
|
| Economic Policy Programme—Phase 3 (2001) | 1,015,000 | No
|
| Hebron Water Access and Storage—Phase 2 (2001) | 5,000,000 | Yes—the construction of numerous cisterns and latrines have recently begun
|
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Reproductive Health Programmes
Angus Robertson:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what population reproductive health programmes are directly run by her Department in (a) Africa, (b) south and central America, (c) the middle east, (d) central and eastern Europe, (e) Asia and (f) Oceania; and if she will make a statement. [37234]
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Clare Short:
Reproductive health is a priority for my Department. The target of achieving access to reproductive health for all by 2015 is at the core of our reproductive health policy. We are working with partners to ensure that the international community and developing countries continue to give the issue the priority it demands.
The following is a list of current reproductive health programmes (over £1 million) funded by DFID:
| Country | Programme
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|---|
| a) Africa |
|
| Nigeria | Sexual and Reproductive Health programme; life planning education programme; HIV/AIDS programme
|
| Kenya | Family health programme; HIV/AIDS programme; safe motherhood demonstration project
|
| South Africa | Reproductive health programme; social marketing of condoms; Soul City multi media initiative
|
| Mozambique | Social marketing of condoms
|
| Zambia | HIV/AIDS and reproductive health programme
|
| Uganda | Support for TASO—AIDS Support Organisation
|
| Malawi | Sexual and maternal health programme
|
| Tanzania | Safe motherhood programme; family planning programme; support for health sector reform including sexual and reproductive health
|
| Zimbabwe | Sexual and reproductive health programme
|
| Ghana | Ghana HIV/AIDS programme
|
| Mozambique | HIV/AIDS and maternal health programme
|
| Sierra Leone | Strengthening reproductive health provision
|
| Ethiopia | Social marketing of condoms
|
| Africa Regional (Ethiopia, Rwanda and Burundi) | Support to International Partnership Against AIDS in Africa
|
| Southern Africa Development Co-ordinating Committee | Regional HIV/AIDS Programme
|
| |
|
| b) South and Central America |
|
| Central America: regional | Improving sexual and reproductive health services
|
| Bolivia | Health and Sexual Education programme
|
| Peru | Reproductive Health programme
|
| |
|
| c) Middle East | None
|
| |
|
| d) Central and Eastern Europe |
|
| Russian Federation | STD programme; HIV/AIDS programme; support for Russian Family Planning Association
|
| |
|
| e) Asia |
|
| China | HIV/AIDS programme
|
| Bangladesh | Reproductive health and disease control project; contraceptive social marketing; HIV/AIDS programme; CARE-RASTTA Bondor STD/HIV project
|
| India | Support for National AIDS Control Programme, Orissa reproductive health project
|
| Nepal | Reproductive health programme and rights-based response to HIV/AIDS
|
| Pakistan | Reproductive health programme; social marketing of condoms; private sector population project; community based family planning project
|
| Asia Regional | HIV/AIDS prevention in Asia
|
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|
| f) Oceania | None
|
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