§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what requests for assistance she has received from the Pakistan Government following the recent earthquake; [149622]
(2) what reports she has received from the British High Commissioner in Islamabad about the effects of the recent earthquake which affected Pakistan; [149624]
(3) what discussions she has had with the Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK about the effects of the recent earthquake; and if she will make a statement about the loss of life and damage suffered by Pakistan. [149623]
§ Mr. MullinAccording to the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) the worst affected state in Pakistan is Sindh Province, where 109,000 houses are said to be damaged (of which nearly 11,000 have been destroyed) with over 180,000 families affected. Fifteen people are reported to have died in Pakistan as a result of the earthquake The UN continues to monitor the situation. To date no appeal for assistance has been made by the Pakistan Government.