HC Deb 26 January 1998 vol 305 cc18-9W
Sir Alastair Goodlad

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what is the proportion of the United Kingdom aid programme devoted to emergency relief operations and disasters preparedness and prevention programmes. [24233]

Clare Short

The proportions of our aid programme devoted to emergency relief operations and disaster preparedness and prevention programme are set out in the table.

Mr. Rowe

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what money the Government plan to give(a) bilaterally and (b) multilaterally to (i) Burkina Faso, (ii) Niger, (iii) Mali and (iv) Chad for long-term disaster preparedness and food security in 1997–98 and 1998–99. [24348]

Clare Short

We plan to channel DFID assistance to Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Chad through multilateral agencies, mainly the EU, and through non-governmental organisations.

We are in close touch with the European Commission on EU plans.