Written question asked by Michael Alison (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 January 1997. It was answered by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 January 1997 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: What progress has been made in implementing the plans announced on 27th February 1995, to provide Government funding over a period of five years for the Non-Governmental Organisations' Consortium on Street Children.

Answer: Mr. Donald Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give a progress report on actions taken since the oral answer of the then Minister, the right hon. Member for Banbury (Mr. Baldry), 27 February 1995, Official Report, column 689, on financial support over a five-year period to the consortium of non-governmental organisations working on behalf of street children in developing countries. [10500] Mr. Alison: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in implementing the plans announced on 27 February 1995, to provide Government funding over a period of five years for the non-governmental organisations' consortium on street children. [10701] Dr. Liam Fox: The statement to which the hon. Member for Swansea, East refers was an unfortunate error. The director of the Consortium for Street Children UK has already been informed of this. We cannot make multi-year commitments, nor can we provide the consortium with core support. However, we remain happy to consider specific project proposals. Since February 1995 we have provided a total of £46,700.

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