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Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 8 December 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 December 1999. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Monday, 13 December 1999 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Dept for International Development

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how she plans to evaluate the effectiveness of the UN International Drugs Control Programme's drug reduction programme in drug-producing regions.
Answer

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how she plans to evaluate the effectiveness of the UN International Drugs Control Programme's drug reduction programme in drug- producing regions. [102494] Clare Short: My Department routinely monitors and periodically reviews all the major projects we fund to assess their effectiveness, including those managed by the UN International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP). Monitoring and review is systematically undertaken in order to assess DFID-assisted interventions in terms of their relevance, effectiveness and efficiency and, as far as possible, their impact and sustainability. We also subject a small proportion of our projects and programmes to rigorous ex-post evaluation. We have also welcomed UNDCP's plans to strengthen their own evaluation and monitoring procedures.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
341 c50W; 102494
Session
1999-00
Subjects
Crime prevention Crime Drugs International cooperation Misuse UN Drug Control Programme