Afghanistan: Reconstruction
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Written answers and statements, 3 November 2009
Roberta Blackman-Woods (Durham, City of, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance the Government is giving to the government of Afghanistan on negotiating trans-national contracts for the supply of raw materials.
Ivan Lewis (Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs), Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Bury South, Labour)
The UK does not provide specific assistance to the government of Afghanistan on the negotiation of trans-national contracts for the supply of raw materials. The World Bank is the main provider of such assistance in Kabul. The UK does however continue to work with the government of Afghanistan on wider cross-border trade issues, including by supporting fora such as the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference.