Written question asked by Martin Caton (Labour) on Thursday, 21 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 December 2002. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 December 2002 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 increase aid for trade-related capacity building.

Answer: Mr. Caton: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans she has to increase aid for trade-related capacity building. [83362] Clare Short: In November 2001 I announced a further £20 million package of support to trade-related capacity building bringing the total commitment since 1998 to £37.8 million. In 2003-04 DFID will focus our trade- related capacity building on four key objectives: Developing countries' effective participation in negotiations and rule making Mainstreaming trade into national development plans and country poverty reduction strategies Building sustainable country-level capacity to make good pro- poor trade policy and promote the participation and representation of poor people in trade policy dialogue Developing the supply-side response to take advantage of market access opportunities. We will focus in particular on DFID's Africa Trade and Poverty Programme and the Integrated Framework.

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