Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party). It was answered on Wednesday, 11 June 2008 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Burma

Question: The Secretary of State said that the UK is at the forefront of endeavours regarding Burma. Can he give us tangible expressions of the improvement in the situation since we came to the forefront between four weeks ago and today in terms of the level of humanitarian aid to the people of Burma?

Answer: Let me give a couple of examples to the hon. Gentleman. We are the largest donor with contributions of £27.5 million, which manifests itself in 22 relief flights that have now landed in Burma thanks to the efforts that have been made. In terms of improvements, 10 World Food Programme helicopters are now operating within Burma, which we have been urging on and demanding of the Burmese Government for many days now. I hope that the fact that we now have airlift capability within the country will lead to a significant improvement in the effectiveness of the delivery of aid within the country.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 477 c295
Session: 2007-08
Oral question type: Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Development aid Disaster relief Humanitarian aid Myanmar Storms Humanitarian situation
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk