HC Deb 08 December 1987 vol 124 c141W
8. Mr. Rogers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he now intends to send Royal Air Force Hecules aircraft to Ethiopia to assist in famine relief operations.

Mr. Ian Stewart

As my hon. Friend the Minister for Overseas Development indicated on 30 November, the United Nations co-ordinator in Ethiopia believes that existing airlift arrangements should be sufficient to meet needs, but we are in daily contact with the United Nations in Addis Ababa and if we are requested to provide assistance through the Royal Air Force we shall consider it as a matter of urgency.

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