§ Ms. Glenda JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy, when allocating aid funds for eastern Europe, that resources will not be diverted from development projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 5 November 1992]: The provision of economic assistance to central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union has not been at the expense of aid to developing countries. Future allocations of resources will be made in the light of the outcome of the public expenditure survey which cannot be anticipated.
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§ Ms. Glenda JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy that emergency aid should not affect long-term development projects.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 5 November 1992]: We provide emergency aid in response to specific humanitarian requirements, with the objective of minimising loss of life. This funding is provided separately from that for long-term development projects, although these sometimes help reduce the damage caused by natural disasters.