Written question asked by Laurence Robertson (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 December 2004. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Thursday, 9 December 2004 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department is giving to Liberia, with particular reference to farmers who grow rubber. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance his Department is giving to Liberia, with particular reference to farmers who grow rubber. [203069] Hilary Benn: Over the last year, in Liberia, DFID has contributed £3 million to The United Nations Trust Fund for Disarmament, Demobilisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration, and £1 million to UNICEF for education and reintegration projects for child ex-combatants. DFID has allocated £10.6 million in humanitarian aid, focusing on the emergency reactivation of community-based services. DFID is providing consultancy support on public administration reform to the Governance Reform Commission, and have commissioned a report on the justice sector, with a view to possible assistance. DFID's share of the European Union's reconstruction programmes is approximately £7.5 million and have seconded a governance advisor to the EU office in Monrovia. DFID does not provide support to rubber farmers. However, the European Union's Local Community Development Programme, which supports small projects, includes support for small rubber plantations.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 203069; 428 c697-8W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Decommissioning Development aid Humanitarian aid Farmers Liberia Rubber
Contains statistics: Yes
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