Bob Ainsworth – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bob Ainsworth on 2014-06-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) unilateral, (b) bilateral and (c) multilateral projects her Department is sponsoring in Kashmir.

Mr Alan Duncan

UK aid to Kashmir is largely delivered through national programmes in Pakistan and India which the UK helps fund. This includes support to promote economic growth, improve maternal and new born health and increase access to education. The tri-departmental Conflict Pool also funds joint programmes in Kashmir, supporting conflict prevention and peace building.

It is not possible to disaggregate our multilateral support to Kashmir.