HC Deb 13 May 1988 vol 133 c249W
Mr. Tom Clarke

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance he has made available in the past year to alleviate the present food shortage and public health problems in Kampuchea; and if he will make a statement.

Mrs. Chalker

We have provided no assistance directly to Cambodia but are ready to consider contributing humanitarian assistance in the context of an internationally organised relief effort.

£000
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
Angola 43 12 93 55 71 146 164 317 261
Botswana 7,970 11,546 10,199 7,570 13,289 15,975 8,775 12,800 11,874
Lesotho 6,622 4,607 6,364 4,251 4,695 5,233 2,382 3,784 3,918
Malawi 24,941 16,543 15,999 16,984 14,620 12,959 14,008 15,019 24,882
Mozambique 6,369 4,629 5,379 1,924 1,805 4,182 8,366 7,424 22,798
Swaziland 8,351 6,472 4,144 6,366 5,665 5,626 3,376 6,402 3,458
Tanzania 24,076 32,119 30,040 27,328 30,384 33,033 17,967 12,715 24,137
Zambia 29,159 20,696 24,119 14,237 15,485 32,901 25,552 35,351 26,173
Zimbabwe 5,070 36,405 50,048 21,464 19,453 15,062 23,636 12,503 12,240
Total 112,601 133,029 146,385 100,179 105,467 125,117 104,226 106,315 129,740
At 1987 Prices:
Angola 78 18 126 69 85 167 178 331 261
Botswana 14,403 17,423 13,803 9,519 15,877 18,304 9,499 13,367 11,874
Lesotho 11,967 6,952 8,613 5,346 5,609 5,996 2,579 3,952 3,918
Malawi 45,073 24,963 21,652 21,357 17,468 14,848 15,164 15,684 24,882
Mozambique 11,510 6,985 7,280 2,419 2,157 4,792 9,056 7,753 22,798
Swaziland 15,092 9,766 5,608 8,005 6,768 6,446 3,655 6,686 3,458
Tanzania 43,510 48,468 40,655 34,365 36,302 37,849 19,449 13,278 24,137
Zambia 52,696 31,230 32,642 17,903 18,501 37,698 27,660 36,917 26,173
Zimbabwe 9,162 54,935 67,733 26,991 23,242 17,258 25,586 13,057 12,240
Total 203,491 200,741 198,112 125,975 126,009 143,357 112 824 111,024 129,740

Source: "British Aid Statistics".

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