§ 26. Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Government policy on the current troubles in Sudan.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggA root cause of the misery in Sudan is the civil war. We welcome the reconvening of peace talks under the auspices of the Nigerian Government and are discussing with our EC partners, the US and others what further the international community can do to alleviate the suffering.
We shall maintain strong pressure on the Government of Sudan to improve their performance in areas of concern to us, especially human rights and the alleviation of the humanitarian crisis. We were one of the first to respond at the outset of the present crisis in November 1990, and have since then committed over £63 million in humanitarian aid. This makes us one of the leading donors to Sudan.