Written question asked by Colin Burgon (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 22 February 2008. It was answered by Shahid Malik (Labour) on Thursday, 28 February 2008 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Bolivia: Overseas Aid

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 24 January 2008, Official Report, columns 60-1WS, on Latin America (Development), which organisations in Bolivia will receive funding and what conflict sensitive assessment of funding disbursement will be conducted in the light of separatist inspired violence in Bolivia.

Answer: Additional funding will be channelled to a shortlist of UK non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in Latin America that currently receive funding through our programme partnership agreement. However, allocations to specific organisations have not yet been made, so it is not possible at this stage to say which organisations in Bolivia will receive funding. Once allocations are decided I will be happy to provide this information.DFID is committed through our conflict policy paper to ensuring that our development work takes better account of its possible effects on conflict.Currently the Department is piloting 'conflict audits' in a number of countries to help us review how well we integrate conflict into our development work. In addition, we are working with UK NGOs on learning lessons about the conflict sensitivity of development programmes. We expect to work with the UK NGOs in Latin America, including Bolivia, to apply these lessons.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 188879; 472 c1914W
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Latin America (Development)
Thursday, 24 January 2008
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects: Development aid Bolivia
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