Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Monday, 10 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 January 2005. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 January 2005 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the appropriateness of TACIS funding for projects with the Uzbekistan parliament.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the appropriateness of TACIS funding for projects with the Uzbekistan Parliament. [208147] Mr. Rammell: The UK raised concerns about initial European Commission TACIS funding proposals for Uzbekistan for 2005-06. We considered that they did not take sufficiently into account the country's poor record in meeting EU objectives of respect for democratic principles and human rights. In response to these concerns the Commission made clear in its Indicative Programme that the TACIS Central Asia Programme would take into account democratic principles and human rights when determining the final budget allocations.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 208147; 429 c919W;429 c923W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Democracy Finance Human rights European Union EU external relations TACIS programme Uzbekistan
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk