Oral Answers to Questions

Jeremy Lefroy Excerpts
Wednesday 17th December 2014

(9 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Desmond Swayne Portrait Mr Swayne
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

We have a deepening democracy fund through which we are providing support for those elections next year. With respect to the advance of Government forces, we are providing intelligence and direct tactical training to the Nigerian army. The elections themselves must be a matter for the Nigerians, but we are providing the funding and the technical support.

Jeremy Lefroy Portrait Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)
- Hansard - -

We heard recently in the all-party group on malaria and neglected tropical diseases, which I chair, of a very important DFID programme to counter severe malaria in northern Nigeria. Can my right hon. Friend assure me that this programme will be continued and that efforts by Boko Haram to stop such development work will not be countenanced?

Desmond Swayne Portrait Mr Swayne
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

We are increasing our spend in northern Nigeria. Indeed, 60% of our spend in Nigeria is in the north-eastern areas, so I can give my hon. Friend that assurance.