Written question asked by Tam Dalyell (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 March 2002. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 March 2002 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what requests she has had from the Bolivian Government for help in relation to the floods in La Paz; and what action has been taken. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Dalyell: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what requests she has had from the Bolivian Government for help in relation to the floods in La Paz; and what action has been taken. [38409] Clare Short: We have received representations from the Bolivian Government in the aftermath of the flooding, but there was no formal international appeal. We have made an immediate commitment of £10,000 through the British Embassy in La Paz to be directed at assisting and protecting local communities to the south of La Paz which had been the most seriously affected.

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