30 March 2011
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown asks the Secretary of State for International Development about plans to give assistance the new Government when it forms in South Sudan.
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) (Con): At a meeting yesterday, a former Foreign Secretary of Sudan said that when the new Government take over in July the desperate need will be for government advice and training, as well as infrastructure. What plans does my right hon. Friend and his Department have to provide that advice and training?
Mr Mitchell: My hon. Friend is absolutely right: supporting democratic and accountable government will be at the heart of what we are trying to do in South Sudan. When I was in Juba to open the new British Government office there before Christmas, I was able to see some direct technical assistance that Britain is giving. As he says, we will need more of that.
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Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) (Con): At a meeting yesterday, a former Foreign Secretary of Sudan said that when the new Government take over in July the desperate need will be for government advice and training, as well as infrastructure. What plans does my right hon. Friend and his Department have to provide that advice and training?
Mr Mitchell: My hon. Friend is absolutely right: supporting democratic and accountable government will be at the heart of what we are trying to do in South Sudan. When I was in Juba to open the new British Government office there before Christmas, I was able to see some direct technical assistance that Britain is giving. As he says, we will need more of that.
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