HC Deb 24 May 1990 vol 173 cc366-8W
Mr. Kirkwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list in theOfficial Report all projects recently undertaken or currently being planned to assist victims of conflict in Mozambique and Angola.

Mrs. Chalker

The table lists approved grants. A number of further proposals are currently under consideration.

Mozambique

In 1989–90 the allocations listed in the table were made under our emergency allocation for Mozambique. In addition we provided 19,000 MT of emergency food aid. For 1990–91 we have pledged £3.5 million plus 10,000 MT of food aid in response to the Mozambique emergency appeal.

£
Accord
Provisional planning in Niassa 30,000
Action Aid
Airlift of relief food supplies for Maganja 106,895
Appraisal of district health services by a Health Consultant 5,893
Distribution of clothing to displaced people in Maganja da Costa and Pebane, Zambesia 300,000
Light ferry for Naburi 4,200

£
Purchase and distribution of blankets, Maganja da Costa and Pebane 70,000
9 tonnes of seeds for Maganja and Naburi 22,000
390 tonnes of Red Beans 163,293
Emergency spares for Xai-Xai Bridge 30,168
CAFOD
Assistance to emergency programme. Spare parts for Landrovers. Transit centre for displaced people 100,000
Food aid for Maputo 22,785
Rehabilitation of Pemba Hospital 18,610
CARE
Provision of 15 trucks plus associated protection and spares 510,000
Christian Aid
Local purchase of clothes for distribution to dislocados in Zambezia 105,000
Rehabilitation of Namorroi District, Zambezia 100,000
Seeds and tools for Zambezia 117,230
Concern
Clothing programme for dislocados, Nampula 29,072
Improvement of living conditions in 2 reception centres, Nampula. Provision of clean water, Nampula 51,601
Seeds and tools, Memba 110,000
Co-operation for Development
Support for small farmers and co-operatives, Zonas Verdas, Maputo 100,000
DPCCN
Seeds and tools programme 100,000
Seeds and tools programme 300,000
Oxfam
Provision of clothing in Zambezia 500,000
Seeds and tools in Niassa and Zambezia 50,000
Save the Children
Zambezia bridges 600,000
VETAID
Paravet training in Vilankula District (Rehab) 70,000
World Vision
Agpak Project (agricultural rehabilitation) 100,000
Total 3,916,747

In addition we have contributed £3 million since January 1989 to the United Nations High Commissioner and £200,000 through NGOs for the relief of Mozambican refugees in neighbouring countries.

Angola

Since the beginning of 1989, the allocations from emergency funds for Angola have been as follows:

£
CAFOD
Vehicles 48,000
ICRC
Clothing and blankets 100,000
Seeds and distribution costs 610,000
Oxfam
Clothing, blankets, tools 70,000
Tarpaulins/prefabricated warehousing 34,000
War on Want
Cholera treatment materials 10,000
World Food Programme

£
Prefabricated warehousing for food aid storage 140,000
Warehousing 28,000
Total 1,040,000

We continue to monitor the situation closely and are considering what further assistance we might provide in response to the United Nations Secretary-General's appeal of 10 May.

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