§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will list, in pounds sterling, the total amount of aid given by Her Majesty's Government for famine relief in Africa for each of the years 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985, including pledges, and the corresponding figures for all Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.
§ Mr. LuceI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to him on 25 March, at column40, by my right hon. Friend the Minister for Overseas Development giving details of aid for famine relief in calendar years 1983 and 1984 of some £26 million and £79 million respectively. Such figures are not available for 1982. We announced at the United Nations conference on Africa in Geneva on 11 March that our famine related aid in financial year 1985–86 358W will be at least £60 million. If more is needed, we will of course add all we can. We do not have corresponding figures for other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.