Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Desmond Swayne and Crispin Blunt

Wednesday 5th November 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Swayne]

I entirely endorse the right hon. Gentleman’s description of the progress Tunisia has made, and it is important that we keep that progress going. We have spent some £10 million in Tunisia since 2011, the European Union has a budget of €169 million this year, and there is money from the International Monetary Fund and other sources. We will continue to watch this brief.

[Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con)]

Some excellent work has been done to support politics in Tunisia, particularly by an organisation called Forward Thinking. I hope that that would come within the remit of the Department’s funding scheme.

[Mr Swayne]

It does indeed.