HC Deb 25 February 1992 vol 204 cc440-1W
Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the estimated cost of the airlift of food to the Commonwealth of Independent States to(a) Britain and (b) all donors.

Mrs. Chalker

British beef flown to St. Petersburg at the turn of the year formed part of the European Community's 200 mecu food aid package. All transportation costs are being met from this allocation. No other significant airlifts of food from Britain have taken place.

The British Government have no figures for costs incurred by other countries in airlifting food to the former Soviet Union.