Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 April 2004. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Monday, 19 April 2004 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's involvement was in the 2002 European Initiative for Human Rights and Democracy project to deliver an information campaign on the International Crime Tribunal and the ratification of the Statute of the Tribunal in (a) Kazakhstan, (b) Kyrgyzstan, (c) Uzbekistan, (d) Tajikistan, (e) Turkmenistan and (f) Mongolia; and what assessment he has made of the results of each project; what his Department's involvement was in the 2002 European Initiative for Human Rights and Democracy project on media training and reinforcing minorities in (a) Armenia, (b) Azerbaijan and (c) Georgia; and what assessment he has made of the results of each project.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what his Department's involvement was in the 2002 European Initiative for Human Rights and Democracy project to deliver an information campaign on the International Crime Tribunal and the ratification of the Statute of the Tribunal in (a) Kazakhstan, (b) Kyrgyzstan, (c) Uzbekistan, (d) Tajikistan, (e) Turkmenistan and (f) Mongolia; and what assessment he has made of the results of each project; [163867] (2) what his Department's involvement was in the 2002 European Initiative for Human Rights and Democracy project on media training and reinforcing minorities in (a) Armenia, (b) Azerbaijan and (c) Georgia; and what assessment he has made of the results of each project. [163912] Mr. Rammell: I have been asked to reply. Decisions about the individual projects funded by the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights are made by the European Commission and local EC delegations. They are also responsible for managing and evaluating the projects. The EU Committee on Human Rights and Democracy allocates EU budget resources to projects in third countries and is responsible for evaluating the impact of the fund. The UK is represented on the committee by officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the UK permanent representation to the EU.

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