Written question asked by Caroline Spelman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 December 2002. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 December 2002 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid her Department is giving to (a) Eritrea and (b) Sudan to cope with their famine. - Inc figures. (Printed on 16.12.2002 in Bound Volume 396 c559W)

Answer: Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid her Department is giving to (a) Eritrea and (b) Sudan to cope with their famine. [87086] Clare Short: We have given £1.35 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 2002 Appeal for (a) Eritrea, and stand ready to provide more support in response to need. Officials from my Department plan to visit Eritrea early in the new year. Support this year to (b) Sudan to address basic humanitarian needs, including those as a result of food shortages, consists of £2 million to the ICRC and a further £5 million through international non- government organisations and other agencies.

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