Africa: Overseas Aid Bob Spink To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what UK bilateral aid programmes are under way in (a) Gambia, (b) Cameroon, (c) Guinea and (d) the Democratic Republic of Congo; and what the likely (i) cost and (ii) duration is of each. Gillian Merron The following tables show all the UK bilateral aid programmes with a value of £500,000 or more currently under way in the Gambia, Cameroon, Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Commitment| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Sector |Programme |£ million |From|To| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Education |Basic Education Support for Poverty Reduction |3.5 |2005|2010| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | ||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Governance |Legal Capacity Building Programme |2.65 |2004|2010| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Financial Governance Programme |1.7 |2004|2009| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Support to the Pro-Poor Advocacy Group |0.57 |2005|2009| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | ||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Civil Society|Concern Universal: Empowering Civil Society Organisations|0.55 |2006|2009| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |Commitment| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sector |Programme |£ million |From|To| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Environment|Targeted Sector Budget Support to the Forest and Environment Sector Programme (FESP)|4 |2006|2009| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Basket Fund Technical Capacity Building to the FESP |4 |2005|2008| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Forest Governance Facility |2.38 |2006|2009| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |World Bank/DFID collaboration to support the forestry sector |0.64 |2004|2009| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- | | |Commitment| ------------------------------------------------------------- |Sector |Programme |£ million |From|To| ------------------------------------------------------------- |Governance|Preparation for Democratic Government|0.5 |2007|2009| ------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |Commitment| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sector |Programme |£ million |From|To| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Emergency |Humanitarian Pooled Fund |90 |2006|2008| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Governance |Strengthening Democracy and Accountability in the DRC |63.88 |2008|2012| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Support to the Electoral process |21.17 |2004|2008| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Media for Strengthening Democracy and Accountability |8.11 |2007|2012| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Peace Building and Citizenship in the DRC |2.37 |2006|2009| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Restoration of Justice in the East of Congo |2 |2007|2009| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Support to European Union Security Sector Reform Mission -Chain of Payments project|0.7 |2008|2008| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Security Sector Accountability and Police programme |0.5 |2008|2013| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |EU Security Mission Consultancy |0.5 |2005|2008| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Civil Society |Communities Sowing the Future of Congo |24.84 |2007|2010| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Health |Provision of free health care |30.7 |2007|2011| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Subsidised Insecticide Treated Net Programme |17.08 |2001|2008| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |DRC Quick Start Health |9.76 |2003|2008| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Christian Aid HIV project |4.625 |2006|2011| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) Rapid Reaction Fund |1.8 |2006|2008| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |DRC-Christian Relief Network Fistula Programme |0.95 |2005|2008| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Medecins Sans Frontieres—Belgium Emergency Pool |0.7 |2007|2008| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Infrastructure |Support to Transport Infrastructure (Republic of Congo Pro-Routes) |38 |2008|2013| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Rehabilitation and Maintenance of K2 Road |4.62 |2004|2009| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Support to Transport Infrastructure (Pro-Routes)—Preparation Stage |1.18 |2006|2012| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |UK/China work on Roads impact mitigation in DRC |0.5 |2008|2009| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Water and Sanitation |Water Supply to Mbuji Mayi |2.5 |2007|2009| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Public Administration|Minerals Support Programme |1.15 |2007|2010| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Strengthening DRC Forest Sector |0.74 |2006|2009| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Humanitarian |International Committee of Red Cross |9 |2006|2008| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Volcano risk management Unit |0.9 |2007|2008| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Education |Access to Primary Education |2.5 |2006|2008| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------