HC Deb 08 November 1982 vol 31 c44W
67. Mr. Squire

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance is being given to combat the effects of drought in Southern Africa.

Mr. Neil Marten

We are aware that certain countries in the region suffered irregular rainfall last season and that there were poor harvests. We have provided assistance in the form of food, or vehicles for its distribution, to Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, either bilaterally or through international action.