§ Mr. BatisteTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to provide further aid for handicapped children in Romania.
§ Mr. WaldegraveIn the light of recent reports about the inadequacy of all forms of health care in Romania, we have sent emergency medical and food relief both directly and through the European Community. The total value of all aid sent so far by both routes, or now in the pipeline. is over £6 million. We are now considering what more can be done.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has on the number of people killed(a) before or (b) since the coup d'etat in Romania.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe Romanian authorities have told us that no reliable figures can yet be provided of the number of people injured during the revolution. But we are sceptical of reports that it ran into thousands.