HC Deb 13 May 1991 vol 191 cc27-8W
Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all contributions of emergency relief for Bangladesh made by other donors of which he is aware.

Mrs. Chalker

From reports provided by a number of sources including the United Nations Office of the Disaster Relief Co-ordinator—UNDRO—and the British high commission in Dhaka, we are aware of the following pledges made by other donors up to 13 May. These do not, in all cases, distinguish between contributions for immediate emergency relief and longer-term rehabilitation assistance. The figures are improving daily.

  • Australia—US$2.216 million (£1.3 million)
  • Belgium—BF25 million (£0.41 million)
  • Bhutan—US$120,000 (£0.07 million)
  • Burma—500 tonnes of rice
  • Canada—Canadian $1.5 million (£0.77 million)
  • China—US$2 million (£1.18 million)
  • Denmark—DK250,000 (£0.023 million)
  • European Community 10 million ECU (£6.97 million)

Member for Workington (Mr. Campbell-Savours), Official Report, 26 April, columns 579–80, he will list the non-governmental organisations met on 15 April.

Mrs. Chalker

My right hon. Friend and I met representatives of: the British Red Cross, the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development, CARE Britain, Christian Aid, Concern, Oxfam, the Refugee Council of Great Britain and the Save the Children Fund.

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