Pakistan: EU Action

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what contribution his Department made to the EU’s Pakistan Country Strategy Paper 2007 to 2013; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Bob Ainsworth
The Department for International Development has the UK Government lead for the European Commission’s Pakistan Country Strategy Paper 2007 to 2013 which focuses on poverty reduction in Pakistan. The Ministry of Defence made no contribution to this strategy paper.