HC Deb 29 October 1992 vol 212 cc797-8W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 21 October,Official Report, column 320, where in Somalia the 19,100 tonnes of British food aid and 105,000 tonnes of EC food aid were delivered; to whom the aid was delivered and on what dates; and what were the commodities.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Information on United Kingdom food aid for Somalia is given in the table. I shall write to the hon. Gentleman with details of EC food aid to Somalia when we receive the relevant information, which we have requested from the European Commission.

United Kingdom aid to Somalia
Tonnes Agency Town-area Period of distribution
(Rice) 30 January to 28
12,000 Kisimayo region February 1992
Liboi 2 May to 29 May 1992
(Lentils) 6 March to 5 June
1,250 ICRC Mogadishu region 1992
(vegetable oil) 10 March to 5
850 Merca June 1992
14,100
(wheat)
5,000 WFP Berbera Late August 1992
19,100

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