§ Q14. Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Prime Minister if she is satisfied with the manner in which the decisions of the Dublin Council of Ministers have been implemented, with particular reference to the distribution of food aid by the European Economic Community; and if she will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterProgress in distributing the 1.2 million tonnes of food aid pledged at Dublin for countries affected by famine in Africa has been slower than I would have wished. 230,000 tonnes will be delivered by the European Commission and 376,100 tonnes by the member states to the countries most seriously affected in the first half of 1985, although some may arise from pledges made before Dublin.