Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Thursday, 10 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 July 2008. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 July 2008 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans he has to improve the provision of aid to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Answer: The Department for International Development (DFID) recently launched the 2008 to 2010 Country Plan for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) which sets out how we will ensure that UK assistance to DRC has the greatest possible impact in reducing poverty and ending conflict. We continually review the effectiveness of our aid, including through internal audit visits and a country programme evaluation planned for later this month. Building on the leading role DFID played in the development of a joint donor strategy for DRC, we continue to be actively involved in discussions with other donors to improve the quality of aid.

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