§ Mr. Bowen Wellsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what information was provided at the European Commission's co-ordination meeting (a) on 21 February and (b) on any subsequent date, concerning the quantities of the Community share of the emergency food assistance promised under the Dublin Plan which have arrived in Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Burkina Faso;
(2) what information he now possesses concerning the quantities of the Community share of the emergency food assistance promised under the Dublin plan which have arrived in Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Burkina Faso.
§ Mr. RaisonA further co-ordination meeting was held on 31 May by the European Commission and the member states of the European Community. The following information on deliveries was made available, which brings up to date and revises that provided to my hon. Friend on 14 May at columns 93–4.
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Deliveries of food aid between December 1984 and May 1985 by the European Community, tonnes of wheat or wheat equivalent Committed before 4 December Committed after 4 December Total Ethiopia 70,000 *54,000 124,000 Sudan 10,500 *46,500 57,000 Chad 16,000 *27,100 43,100 Mali 8,000 30,000 38,000 Mauritania 8,000 — 8,000 Niger 17,000 15,000 32,000 Burkina Faso 5,500 11,000 16,500 * includes some foods other than cereals expressed in equivalent cereal quantities.