Written question asked by Caroline Spelman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 November 2002. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 November 2002 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the health situation, (b) the education situation, (c) the employment situation and (d) poverty alleviation in Timor-Leste.

Answer: Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment her Department has made of (a) the health situation, (b) the education situation, (c) the employment situation and (d) poverty alleviation in East Timor. [78717] Clare Short: My Department, alongside the World bank and the United Nations, has provided technical advice to the Government of East Timor to help them develop their National Development Plan (NDP). The plan includes a full analysis of the social and economic challenges facing the new nation, including health, education, employment and poverty, and contains the Government's proposals for addressing these. Donors and the international community have commended East Timor on the quality of the plan. Donors have pledged sufficient funds to fully implement scheduled NDP activities for the next three years. DFID has contributed £4 million to the NDP this year and expects to contribute a similar amount in each of the next two years.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 78717; 392 c160W;392 c172W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Employment Health Finance Education Expenditure Poverty Timor-Leste Social conditions
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