To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 8 February 2007, Official Report, column 1070W, on Afghanistan: overseas aid, how many of the 16,000 community development councils have produced community development plans to date. (121637)

The Government of Afghanistan's National Solidarity Programme (NSP) reports progress on a monthly basis. As of 28 February 2007, 16,343 Community Development Councils had been elected, and 16,068 community development plans had been completed.