§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his policy on the provision of development aid both directly and through non-governmental organisations to Ethiopia.
§ Mr. Chris PattenI refer my right hon. Friend to the Government's observations (Cm 432) on the first report from the Foreign Affairs Committee (Session 1987–88) 479W "Famine in the Horn of Africa". The response to paragraph 101 of the report contains a statement of the Government's policy on provision of development aid to Ethiopia.