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Irrigation Projects

Volume 228: debated on Monday 12 July 1993

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the current level of United Kingdom aid for irrigation projects; which are the main countries involved; and if he will make a statement.

In financial year 1992–93, we spent £6·54 million on irrigation and associated drainage projects. The main beneficiaries were Pakistan, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. We also spend about £750,000 per annum on research into irrigation and drainage and fund scholarships in the United Kingdom for irrigation specialists from overseas.