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Written question asked by Peter L Pike (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 March 2005. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what programmes the Government is considering planning to assist in Bangladesh; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

Mr. Pike: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what programmes the Government are considering planning to assist in Bangladesh; and if he will make a statement. [218496] Hilary Benn: DFID's programme aid to Bangladesh in 2005-06 will be £125 million. Our programme priorities will be: Primary Education, Healthcare, Water and Sanitation, Livelihoods of the Poorest, Private Sector Development and Economic Infrastructure, Governance, and Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change. Examples of funding under our programme include: £25 million annually through the Government of Bangladesh's health programme to accelerate progress of the health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by strengthened infrastructure and management and by supporting essential health services such as HIV prevention and control, TB, polio eradication and MMR. £100 million for the Government's Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP)-II for a period of six years from 2004, with a particular focus on girls education. £50 million for an eight-year livelihoods programme to benefit 6.5 million poorest and most vulnerable people living on chars (sand islands) in the river areas in northern Bangladesh. £54 million over five years for the Government's State-owned Enterprise Reform Programme jointly funded by the World Bank to help reduce the Government's fiscal deficit and help free up resources for poverty reduction programmes. £36 million to support road maintenance to allow better access for the poor to markets. £25 million together with Royal Netherlands embassy for financial management reform in the Ministry of Finance. $13 million (£8 million) together with the United Nations Development Programme to the Government of Bangladesh programme to improve the performance and professionalism of the police force.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
432 c178W;432 c176W; 218496
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Development aid Bangladesh
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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