§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much United Kingdom development aid was distributed to(a) the Ethiopian Relief and Rehabilitation Commission, (b) Ethiopian church organisations and (c) the Ethiopian Red Cross (i) last year and (ii) in the current year; what proportion of total aid that represents for each; amd what are the reasons for the extent of the distribution to each.
§ Mrs. ChalkerSince the beginning of 1990 we have committed more than £30 million in humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia. Our assistance is channelled through international and British relief agencies, who work closely with Ethiopian non-governmental organisa-tions, including churches and other bodies. Our bilateral Government-to-Government technical co-operation pro-gramme is worth about £3 million a year and is concentrated on education and training, agriculture, and disaster prevention and preparedness.