HC Deb 10 June 1997 vol 295 c375W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the current provision of aid to Sierra Leone. [2729]

Clare Short

Following the military coup on 25 May, we have suspended our bilateral aid programme pending developments.

DFID had been working closely with the democratically elected government to rebuild the country and reduce poverty.