§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy for the additional funding granted to African countries during 1991–92 to total £30 million or more.
§ Mr. Lennox BoydThe year 1991–92 was an exceptional year for major humanitarian needs; £60 million was added to the overseas aid vote to enable the Overseas Development Administration to respond to humanitarian needs, including famine in the Horn of Africa.
In 1991, we provided almost £54 million bilateral humanitarian assistance to the Horn of Africa. To date in 1992, we have already pledged, from existing programme resources, £112 million bilateral assistance—including balance of payments support, food and non-food assistance—to relieve famine in Africa. Of this, £61 million has been for the Horn of Africa.