Written question asked by Helen Jones (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 June 1998. It was answered by Tony Lloyd (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 June 1998 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list, for each of the past five years (a) the total amount spent by the UN on crop substitution programmes in Afghanistan and (b) the amount contributed each year by the United Kingdom. - Inc fig.

Answer: Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list, for each of the past five years (a) the total amount spent by the UN on crop substitution programmes in Afghanistan and (b) the amount contributed each year by the United Kingdom. [47848] Mr. Tony Lloyd: We have been unable to obtain the information on UN expenditure. Projects run by UNDCP in Afghanistan have included preparatory work for crop substitution, but the UN has not recorded this expenditure separately. The UK contributed £900,000 to the overall UNDCP programme in Afghanistan in 1997. This did include preparatory work on a poppy crop substitution module.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 315 c164W; 47848
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Crime prevention Crime Crops Contributions Developing countries Drugs United Nations Afghanistan UN Drug Control Programme