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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the proposals by Greece for an Olympic Truce during the Olympic Games in the summer of 2004; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Andrew Dismore (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 December 2003

Reference

144877; 415 c1110W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

Answered by

Geoffrey Hoon (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

15 December 2003

Reference

415 c1309

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

Answered by

Geoffrey Hoon (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

15 December 2003

Reference

415 c1309

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

1st supplementary on gaining the support of the United Nations and NATO for the peacekeeping process.

Asked by

Lord Watts (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

15 December 2003

Reference

415 c1309

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with NATO partners on allied support for the future security of Iraq.

Asked by

Lord Watts (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

15 December 2003

Reference

415 c1309; 143775

House

House of Commons

ARREST OF MR JACK HEYMAN AND OAKLAND 25

That this House expresses its deep concern at the arrest of the American trade union leader, Mr Jack Heyman and the peace protesters known as the Oakland 25, who were the victims of an unprovoked attack by the Oakland police; and calls for all charges against these trade unionists and...

Primary sponsor

John McDonnell (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

2 December 2003

Reference

182

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to combat poverty in Angola. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Andrew Rosindell (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 2003

Reference

136767; 413 c189-90W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) financial and (b) other assistance his Department (i) is providing and (ii) plans to provide to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 November 2003

For answer on

11 November 2003

Answered on

11 November 2003

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) financial and (b) other assistance his Department (i) is providing and (ii) plans to provide to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement. [136860] Hilary Benn: So long as the transition process remains on track, DFID is planning a significant increase in support to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the period 2003-06, with a view to helping DRC make progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. We have recently informed the Transitional National Government (TNG) of the DRC, and made public, a significant increase in our programme for DRC to £23 million for 2003-04, following the installation of the TNG this summer. The UK is working with other bilateral donors and multi-lateral agencies to ensure a coordinated response to the needs of the DRC. In 2002-03, in addition to £16 million in bilateral assistance, the UK contributed approximately £9 million through the EU, £26 million through the World Bank and £36 million through the UN agencies (including the United Nations Mission to DRC). Ensuring a successful transition process, including the successful embedding of the TNG, is crucial to our overall goal of ensuring peace and poverty reduction in the DRC and through that, the region as a whole. As a member of the Kinshasa-based International Committee for Support to the Transition, we are pressing for a well developed and shared understanding between donors and government of the transition process, as well as strong day-to-day co-ordination of donor support. We are providing direct support for the basic infrastructure needs of the Transition Institutions, which include the Offices of the President and the four Vice Presidents, Government, Parliament, Senate, Supreme Court and the five Democracy Support Commissions (Elections, Human Rights, Truth and Reconciliation, Anti-Corruption and Media). We have provided technical assistance for the drawing up of a national Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) strategy, and have offered similar support on the Security Sector Reform (SSR) strategy and the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS). We are also looking at providing some civil service capacity building support to the Government with UNDP and other donors. It is crucial for DRC and the wider Great Lakes region that the transition process remains on track. We are therefore making continued efforts to strengthen and consolidate peace, which include humanitarian support, disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of ex- combatants, army, police and justice sector reform, and grassroots peace-building.

Date

11 November 2003

Reference

136860; 413 c190-1W

House

House of Commons

WHITE POPPIES FOR PEACE

That this House congratulates the Peace Pledge Union for again making available the white poppies which are a symbol of building a culture of peace, the abolition of war and the promotion of peace education.

Primary sponsor

Rudi Vis (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

6 November 2003

Reference

1880

House

House of Commons

MR JIM CAIRNS

That this House notes with sadness the death of Mr Jim Cairns, the former deputy prime minister of Australia, a courageous campaigner for peace who stood up to the US invasion of Vietnam and Cambodia; and calls on today's politicians to follow his example of principled anti-imperialism.

Primary sponsor

Lord Cryer (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

16 October 2003

Reference

1766

House

House of Commons

CENTENARY OF SIR WILLIAM RANDAL CREMER'S NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

That this House celebrates the centenary of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to a former honourable Member of this House, Sir William Randal Cremer in 1903; praises his work as Secretary of the International Arbitration League and as British co-founder of the Inter-Parliamentary Union; and extols the legacy...

Primary sponsor

Martyn Jones (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

15 October 2003

Reference

1762

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Peace Bill.

Member

John McDonnell (Labour)

Type

Ten minute rule bills

Notes

Received 20.11.2003

Date

14 October 2003

Reference

Bill 163 2002/03

House

House of Commons

1R:Ministry of Peace Bill 2002/03

Ministry of peace. Ten minute rule motion for leave to introduce a Bill. Agreed to on question. Presentation and first reading (Bill 163 2002/03). To be read a second time 21 November.

Lead member

John McDonnell

Type

Debates on bills

Date

14 October 2003

Reference

411 c22-4

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how long it has taken on average to process an application form and the issuing of payments in respect of the Peace II programme; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Eddie McGrady (Social Democratic & Labour Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 September 2003

Reference

126120; 410 c436W;410 c476W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the projects funded under the Peace II European Initiative in North Belfast in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003. - The information requested will be placed in Library.

Asked by

Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 September 2003

Reference

125314; 410 c436W;410 c476W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what impact the N+2 requirement of the funding process for the Peace II programme will have upon the allocation of the total funds made available under this programme; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Eddie McGrady (Social Democratic & Labour Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 July 2003

For answer on

11 September 2003

Answered on

11 September 2003

Mr. McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what impact the N+2 requirement of the funding process for the Peace II programme will have upon the allocation of the total funds made available under this programme; and if he will make a statement. [126119] Mr. Pearson: For all Structural Funds Programmes the N+2 requirement means that any part of an annual commitment not properly claimed from the European Commission by the end of the second year following the year of commitment will automatically be withdrawn. For the PEACE II Programme monies committed for 2000 and 2001 must be spent and claimed from the European Commission by the end of 2003, otherwise the monies will be lost to the Peace II Programme. As regards the current position the PEACE II Monitoring Committee on 24 June 2003 adopted a strategy to ensure that funds are fully utilised. This strategy has three key components. The first is to maximise spend up to 31 December 2003 and this can be achieved by all Implementing Bodies and project sponsors continuing to approve and implement projects on the ground in line with the Priorities and Measures specified in the Programme. The second component involves working closely with the SEUPB and the European Commission to ensure that the N+2 target for the Programme at the end of the year is set with due regard to the full and proper application of the various Regulatory provisions involved. I anticipate this work will involve a reduction in the expenditure targets for this year. However, while both the above are producing results, they alone will not be sufficient to avoid a loss of funding. Therefore the third component is to increase spend through the inclusion of projects which were not originally intended to be funded through the PEACE II Programme, but which nonetheless meet the distinctiveness and other requirements of the Programme. This will mean that some existing Departmental spend would be scored against the Programme in the remainder of this year. However, since this will release the same quantum of resources from Departmentalexpenditure, I intend to use these resources to rebalance the Programme early in 2004 and thereby ensure that activities originally intended can go ahead as planned. I have also commissioned a review of the PEACE II Programmes Implementing systems and processes.

Date

11 September 2003

Reference

126119; 410 c435-6W;410 c475-6W

House

House of Commons

Amos, Baroness

Whether they consider the current situation in Zimbabwe is one of peace and security in the sense in which those terms were used by the G8 nations in regard to Africa in the recent G8 summit in Evian. [HL 3874].

Asked by

Lord Blaker (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 July 2003

Reference

HL 3874; 651 c151WA

House

House of Lords

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which groups, organisations and bodies have benefited from funding from the Peace I and Peace II programmes since 1996 in the constituency of South Down; what financial amounts were allocated to each group; for what projects; from which sectors of the...

Asked by

Eddie McGrady (Social Democratic & Labour Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 July 2003

Reference

122444; 408 c768W;408 c766W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list those groups which have received funding under the Peace II initiative in (a) Belfast and (b) Northern Ireland. (Incorrect answer printed in Daily Part).

Asked by

Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

17 June 2003

For answer on

30 June 2003

Answered on

30 June 2003

Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list those groups which have received funding under the Peace II initiative in (a) Belfast and (b) Northern Ireland. [120619] Mr. Pearson: The number of fraud cases detected in EU Programmes and Initiatives where legal action has been taken against projects and the amount involved for each year is as follows: Fraud cases detected in EU programmes and initiatives _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of fraud cases Amount involved (£) 1997 1 1211.19 1998 3 12,139.63 1999 7 34,699.81 2000 11 34,883.08 2001 4 92,197.94 2002 4 22,800.21 2003 2 3,960.00 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

30 June 2003

Reference

120619; 408 c99W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on progress on funding for organisations under the Peace II European Initiative in North Belfast. - Including figures.

Asked by

Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 June 2003

Reference

119038; 407 c340W

House

House of Commons

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