HC Deb 14 December 1984 vol 69 cc609-10W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Prime Minister what steps she intends to take to press for the release of grain stores from the European Community to ease the degree of famine in Ethiopia.

The Prime Minister

The European Council in Dublin agreed on 4 December that the Community and the member states should provide 1.2 million tonnes of grain before the next harvest for countries in Africa affected by drought, including Ethiopia.