Written question asked by Gary Streeter (Conservative) on Monday, 10 April 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 May 2000. It was answered by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour) on Friday, 5 May 2000 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she expects the famine relief funded by her Department to be distributed in Ethiopia. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Streeter: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when she expects the famine relief funded by her Department to be distributed in Ethiopia. [118816] Mr. Foulkes: Since January, we have committed over 24,000 metro tonnes (MT) of food aid to be provided through the ICRC and international non-governmental organisations. Most of this has been distributed or is in the process of being distributed. The distribution of the remaining 5,400MT is expected to start at the beginning of June.

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