Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Monday, 7 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 June 2004. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Monday, 14 June 2004 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps have been taken by his Department to improve the collection of data on development in Afghanistan.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps have been taken by his Department to improve the collection of data on development in Afghanistan. [178026] Hilary Benn: In May this year, the Afghan Government and donors agreed a Statistical Master Plan for Afghanistan prepared with funding from DFID, the World Bank and the Asia Development Bank. DFID is now working with partners to determine how the plan will be implemented. Last year DFID also provided the Central Statistics Office with 50 personal computers.

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