Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 10 July 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 July 2000. It was answered by Charles Clarke (Labour) on Thursday, 13 July 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial assistance his Department provides for the UN Drugs Control Programme; and what this assistance is earmarked for. - Inc table and figures.

Answer: Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what financial assistance his Department provides for the UN Drugs Control Programme; and what this assistance is earmarked for. [130450] Mr. Charles Clarke: In 1999-2000 the Home Office provided £1,171,000 for United Nations Drugs Control Programme (UNDCP) projects, allocated as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £000 Modernisation of the police academy and the strengthening of 478 precursor control (in Brazil) (AD/BRA/98/D31 and D33) Drug law enforcement in Pakistan (AD/PAK/98/D86) 480 Strengthening drug law enforcement (AD/RER/D41) 113 Regional clearance system for the control of movement of vessels 100 (in the Caribbean) (AD/CAR/97/C49) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. In addition £127,000 was contributed to the general fund of the UNDCP.

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