North Korea

(asked on 17th November 2014) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will estimate the number of North Koreans who have taken part in UK-funded projects in North Korea in the last year for which figures are available.


Answered by
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Lord Swire
This question was answered on 21st November 2014

During the 2013-2014 Financial Year, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) funded a range of programmes in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in support of our country objectives. We estimate that during the last Financial Year, over 650 North Koreans participated in FCO-funded programmes. Our largest commitment, a programme of English Language teaching and training delivered through the British Council, trained approximately 450 teachers. In 2013, we also supported a number of small-scale projects which we estimate benefitted the lives of around 40,000 ordinary DPRK citizens.

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