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Written question asked by Jim Murphy (Labour) on Thursday, 24 October 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 October 2013 (named day). It was answered by Justine Greening (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 October 2013 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Belarus

Question

(2) how many times she has met Ministers from the Belarusian Government since taking office.

Mr Jim Murphy:

Answer

Under the previous Multi-annual Financial Framework (2007-13), negotiated when the hon. Member was Minister for Europe, EU aid investments funded projects in Belarus, regardless of progress on reform. This Government has ensured that under the next MFF (2014-20), where reforms on democracy and human rights have not taken place, funding to governments can be reduced or withdrawn.

No DFID Ministers or officials in my Department have visited Belarus or received officials from the Belarusian Government since May 2010.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
172913; 569 c414W
Session
2013-14
Subjects
Belarus
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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