§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will provide figures showing the total amount of Government aid which has been sent to Ethiopia to help fight the spread of meningitis.
§ Mr. Chris PattenOver the last month and in response to requests from several British voluntary agencies, we have provided over £500,000 for vaccines used to combat the current meningitis epidemic. This includes our share of assistance provided by the European Community, also for vaccines.