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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) UN Force and (b) UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo representatives there are in the Democratic Republic of Congo; what plans there are to increase this number; what plans there are to send British troops; and...

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 November 2003

Reference

413 c314-5W; 136859

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

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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

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions his Department has had with the governments of (a) the Democratic Republic of Congo, (b) Rwanda and (c) Uganda regarding the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 2003

Reference

136861; 413 c191W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the debt owed to the ECGD by (a) Nigeria, (b) Indonesia, (c) The Philippines, (d) Angola, (e) Kenya, (f) Democratic Republic of Congo and (g) Republic of Congo; and if she will list (i) the projects...

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 May 2003

For answer on

3 June 2003

Answered on

3 June 2003

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the debt owed to the ECGD by (a) Nigeria, (b) Indonesia, (c) The Philippines, (d) Angola, (e) Kenya, (f) Democratic Republic of Congo and (g) Republic of Congo; and if she ill list (i) the projects and goods involved for each country's debt and (ii) the date on which the debts for each country was first incurred. [115102] Ms Hewitt: This question cannot be answered in full except at disproportionate cost. The debts owed to ECGD by these countries under Debt Rescheduling Agreements result, with the exception of Indonesia and Kenya, from contracts mostly entered into in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The number of companies insured was 859 and the number of claims paid in excess of 120,000. The goods exported ranged from consumer products to power projects and covered most of the UK's industrial sectors. The dates prior to which contracts had to be signed to be eligible for rescheduling together with the amounts outstanding under debt rescheduling agreements as at 31 March 2003 are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Country Amount Owed (£) Eligible Contract Date Nigeria 4,490,200,000 Pre 1 October 1983 Indonesia 744,807,000 Pre 1 July 1997 Philippines 12,738,000 Pre 1 April 1984 Angola 135,346,000 Pre 31 December 1986 Kenya 18,859,000 Pre 21 December 1991 Democratic Republic of Congo 84,848,000 Pre 1 January 1976 Republic of Congo 159,842 Pre 1 January 1986 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

3 June 2003

Reference

115102; 406 c332W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the governments of (a) Democratic Republic of Congo, (b) Rwanda and (c) Uganda regarding the situation in the DRC; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 November 2002

Reference

77642; 392 c323-4W;392 c342-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) financial and (b) other assistance her Department (i) is providing and (ii) plans to provide to the Government of DRC; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 November 2002

Reference

77553; 392 c33W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) UN Force and (b) MONUC representatives are in the Democratic Republic of Congo; what plans there are to send British troops there; what plans there are to increase the number of MONUC representatives; and if she will make...

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 November 2002

Reference

77641; 392 c33-4W

House

House of Commons

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