§ Mr. Leeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance is now being provided for famine relief in northern Ghana; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. HartI have been asked to reply.
We have promised 5,000 tonnes of soft wheat to be delivered free to Ghana before the end of January next. The distribution of this aid will be monitored by the British High Commission in Accra. We have also given 10 five-ton lorries to help with the transport of food within the area. They were shipped to Ghana in July, and we learn that they have already been intensively used.
At the beginning of September the following food aid from other donor countries was reported for emergency relief in the Northern and Upper Regions of Ghana:
Donor Tonnage Type USA 1,875 Sorghum Netherlands 5,000 Maize 5,000 Wheat flour EEC 3,300 Wheat 500 Butteroil 500 Dried skimmed milk Catholic Relief Services 7,000 Sorghum grits This food should all have been delivered by may not yet have been completely distributed.