Skip to main content

Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Andy Reed (Labour). It was answered by Gareth Thomas (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 October 2009 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


East Africa

Question
What steps his Department is taking to alleviate food shortages in east Africa.
Answer

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State recently announced an extra £39 million of additional humanitarian assistance to the region, bringing our total contribution this year to some £83 million. That will help to supply food aid, emergency nutrition, water and sanitation, and will be delivered by the World Food Programme and UNICEF, and agencies such as Oxfam and Médecins sans Frontières.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
497 c895 
294270 
Session
2008-09
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Food aid East Africa
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk