§ Mr. Randallasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what appreciation is available to him of the adequacy of the proposed United Kingdom contribution to the relief of famine in Ethiopia.
§ Mr. RaisonIn deciding the level of our contribution we took into account assessments provided by our ambassador and by international and voluntary organisations on the needs and on the possibilities for effective assistance to Ethiopia. The full needs may not yet be known but we shall continue to assess what we can best do to help. The adequacy of our efforts will depend on others taking their share of the burden. This should include not only the European Community and the United States, who are already responding, but also the Soviet Union and its allies.
§ Mr. Burtasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what food surpluses currently exist in the European Community; which are considered suitable for distribution in Ethiopia in view of the current disaster; and whether he will press for their distribution.
§ Mr. RaisonThe European Community is now more than self-sufficient in several commodities. Intervention stocks exist for cereals, butter, skimmed milk powder and meat. We consider that only cereals would be suitable for distribution in Ethiopia on a significant scale.
Present commitments of European Community food aid to Ethiopia draw on existing stocks. We are urging the Community to provide further food and other aid, as well as giving food and financial assistance ourselves.
§ Sir Frederic Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he
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Budgetary aid Other capital aid Technical co-operation Total aid £000 per capita £000 per capita £000 per capita £000 per capita £ £ £ £ 1979 Anguilla 321 45.86 542 77.43 197 28.14 1,060 151.43 Belize 0 0.00 6,867 46.09 587 3.94 7,454 50.03 Bermuda 0 0.00 0 0.00 15 0.25 15 0.25 British Virgin Islands 0 0.00 522 52.20 259 25.90 781 78.10 Cayman Islands 0 0.00 149 9.31 134 8.38 283 17.69 Falkland Islands 0 0.00 442 221.00 473 236.50 915 457.50 Gibraltar 0 0.00 2,788 92.93 426 14.20 3,214 107.13 Hong Kong 0 0.00 0 0.00 185 0.04 185 0.04 Montserrat 138 11.50 238 19.83 152 12.67 528 44.00 St. Helena and Dependencies 2,771 554.20 782 156.40 382 76.40 3,935 787.00 Turks and Caicos Islands 269 38.43 579 82.71 167 23.86 1,015 145.00 Vanuatu 4,267 35.56 1,160 9.67 1,253 10.44 6,680 55.67 1980 Anguilla 196 28.02 553 79.06 241 34.42 991 141.51 Belize 0 0.00 3,721 24.97 729 4.89 4,450 29.86 Bermuda 0 0.00 0 0.00 28 0.45 28 0.45 British Virgin Islands 0 0.00 955 95.51 276 27.64 1,232 123.16 Cayman Islands 0 0.00 265 16.55 178 11.13 443 27.68 Falkland Islands 0 0.00 587 293.60 427 213.69 1,015 507.29 Gibraltar 0 0.00 4,472 149.06 476 15.87 4,948 164.93 Hong Kong 0 0.00 0 0.00 376 0.07 376 0.07 Montserrat 194 16.18 804 66.97 211 17.58 1,209 100.72 St. Helena and Dependencies 2,945 589.06 334 66.74 516 103.28 3,795 759.08 Turks and Caicos Islands 13 1.84 849 121.27 412 58.89 1,274 182.00 1981 Anguilla 202 28.87 816 116.56 278 39.74 1,296 185.17 Bermuda 0 0.00 0 0.00 12 0.19 12 0.19 has about the amount of food and other economics aid given to Ethiopia by each industrialised country in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. RaisonThis information is not immediately available. I will write to my hon. Friend.