§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to increase Britain's contribution to the United Nations Mozambique emergency appeal.
§ Mrs. ChalkerWe pledged 10,000 tonnes of food and £3.5 million of non-food assistance in response to the United Nations emergency appeal in April and a further £3 million to UNHCR in June in support of Mozambican refugees. This brought the total of our emergency assistance to Mozambique since 1987 to more than £55 million, including our share of such aid from the European Community. We are in touch with the Mozambican authorities and with British voluntary agencies about allocation of funds pledged but not yet committed. We will continue to do what we can to assist.