Written question asked by Laurence Robertson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 April 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 May 2000. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 May 2000 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, If she will make a statement about the aid she is providing to Ethiopia. (Failed OPQ). - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement about the aid she is providing to Ethiopia. [119370] Clare Short: We have responded quickly and appropriately to emerging emergency needs in Ethiopia. Since June 1999 we have committed £9.3 million in food and non-food relief. The food aid element is over 30,000 metric tonnes. In addition, we contribute about 17 per cent. of the cost of EC food aid: estimated to be some 432,000 metric tonnes this year. Because of the war with Eritrea we, like other donors, have reduced long-term development aid because we are not confident that the resources would be used to benefit the people of the country.

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