Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 7 April 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 April 1998. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Monday, 20 April 1998 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to fund the Centre for Humanitarian Aid's Moscow newspaper, BEZDNA.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans she has to fund the Centre for Humanitarian Aid's Moscow newspaper, BEZDNA. [38600] Clare Short: My Department does not provide direct funding for Russian newspapers. We have no plans to support BEZDNA. But we have engaged "The Big Issue in Scotland" to provide technical assistance to a similar street newspaper which benefits the homeless in St. Petersburg called "Na Dye" ("The Depths"). We are considering how the experience gained from this project might be extended to other regions in Russia.

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