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Dept for International Development

Answer

Mr. Pike: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the Government's plans for future collaboration with the European Community in the area of external development assistance. [160533] Clare Short: I have approved a new Department for International Development institutional strategy paper for the European Community, which has been prepared in consultation with the European Commission, other member states and civil society. The paper sets out a number of objectives for my Department's work with the EC over the next three to four years. These focus on four key impact areas: EC external assistance programmes which contribute effectively to the achievement of the international development targets; trade and other EC policies that help developing countries benefit from the global economy; integration of environmental issues for sustainable poverty reduction; and effective EC responses to crises, conflict and humanitarian disasters. A copy of the institutional strategy paper is available in the Library of the House.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

367 c703-4W; 160533

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Development aid Disaster relief Humanitarian aid EU action EU external trade Poverty Sustainable development EU aid

Link

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