§ Mrs. RoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what part British aid has played in the provision of relief to the former Yugoslavia.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydTo date Her Majesty's Government have committed over £70 million in humanitarian aid for the former Yugoslavia, including the £15 million the Prime Minister announced yesterday. Of this, £29.5 million is bilateral aid and £41 million aid attributable through the European Community.
The £29.5 million bilateral aid is being channelled through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other United Nation Agencies; Red Cross; British charities, including CARE and Feed the Children; and Overseas Development Administration direct actions.
Direct actions taken so far by the ODA include the provision of 21 British trucks, based in Split as part of UNHCR road delivery operation, running two or three convoys a week to Sarajevo—during the suspension of the airlift, these trucks were Sarajevo's lifeline—five British logisticians seconded to the United Nations; a British road engineer who undertook an assessment for UNHCR of the state of convoy routes in winter; delivery of £1,130,000 of medical supplies to the World Health Organisation in Zagreb following assessment by British medical team which were then distributed throughout Bosnia, including Sarajevo and Gorazde; support to UNHCR and WHO with anaesthetics, computer equipment and specialist advice; funding of two pharmacists and one computer expert working with WHO and one logistics expert assisting WHO with new consignment of medical supplies; a shelter team to identify where the ODA could best help with the "winterisation" of collective centres in central 319W Bosnia—funding for the activities identified will be provided from the £7.5 million which my right hon. and noble Friend the Minister for Overseas Development announced on 24 September to allow rapid implementation of the teams recommendations—and mining and power teams for UNHCR to provide assessment of current position and detailed plans for the emergency provision and distribution of fuel for heating during winter months.
In addition, the ODA is in the process of providing a further 22 trucks plus all support staff and vehicles, the first convoy of which is due to leave the United Kingdom on 26 October; all equipment and staff to run one relief warehouse; a further £1 million of medical supplies for
Somalia: Food aid: 1992 Donor Commitments Value Deliveries Value (Tonnes) (£ million) (Tonnes) (£ million) United Kingdom 34,100 5.8 19,100 2.7 EC 206,386 36.7 105,000 18.7