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Indonesia

Volume 225: debated on Thursday 27 May 1993

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the current projects and their value that are currently being funded in Indonesia by the Overseas Development Administration, European Community, World bank, Asian Development bank and other aid-giving bodies for which he is responsible.

Projects funded by ODA from the United Kingdom/Indonesia grant programme are:

TitleAllocation £ million
Coastal Fisheries0·38
Animal Health—Phase 41·69
Coastal Prawn Culture1·30
Tropical Forestry Management10·77
Gas Distribution9·70
Hydrocarbon Basin Assessment5·98
Active Learning Professional Support1·71
Library Development0·75
English Language Training (National Level)1·33
Institutional English Language Training1·79
Biotechnology0·43
South Sumatra Geological Survey2·26
Regional Government Finance0·91
Police Management Training0·97
Development of Professional Training for Civil Engineering Consultants1·74
Development of Mini-Hydros5·61
Development of Thermal Power Plant Personnel Training Capability—Phase 31·20
We also support the activities in Indonesia of British non-governmental organisations such as Voluntary Services Overseas, Oxfam and Christian Aid. The Commonwealth Development Corporation, for which the principal source of finance is the British aid programme, has investments in Indonesia totalling £72 million, covering nine projects in sectors such as textiles, cement production, power and plantation crops.Projects supported by the ODA under concessional loan arrangements include the following:

TitleSoft loan allocation £ million
Cigading-Serpong Railway Rehabilitation24·690
Citayam-Cibinong Railway (New Line)20·105
Steel Bridging Components3·669
Forestry Radio Communications Network34·111
Airport Security Systems10·455
Flight Simulator for Civil Aircraft4·659
Shortwave Radio Transmitters for National Broadcasting Network26·911
Additional Generating Capacity for Jambi Power Plant5·345
Equipment for Universities in Sumatra and Kalimantan13·671
Most European Community aid to Indonesia is provided through the Community's Asia/Latin America programme, of which the United Kingdom contributes around 16 per cent. Recent project approvals have been as follows:

TitleAllocation
£ millionMecu1
Punggur Utara Irrigation Project23·07(29·3)
North Bali Irrigation and Water Supply8·11(10·3)
Forest Sector Support Programme20·47(26·0)
1 Million European currency units.
The World bank has an active portfolio of 61 loans with a cumulative value of approximately $7·9 billion. For the Asian Development bank, the corresponding figures are 62 and $5·6 billion. For the International Fund for Agricultural Development, they are four and $66 million. Details of loan approvals are contained in the annual reports of these institutions, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.