§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make British cargo aircraft available to meet the food crisis in Zaire arising from refugees from Rwanda.
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§ Mr. BaldryWe are making two aircraft available to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for an unspecified period for the collection and delivery of priority relief needs.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how each of the G7 states have responded to the appeal by the President of the Organisation of African Unity, the President of Tunisia, that they should support African troops with the necessary logistical support in Rwanda.
§ Mr. BaldryIn response to requests by the United Nations to provide logistical support to UNAMIR, Italy has agreed to provide one C130 aircraft plus crew, plus a possible six fuel/water trucks; Canada is providing a signals squadron plus aircraft; the US 50 armoured personnnel carriers plus other unspecified support for the Ghanaian contingent; Her Majesty's Government have provided 50 4x4 trucks; Japan has contributed $3 million towards costs of equipment and France is engaged in Operation Turquoise. So far there has been no indication of any German contribution.
§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many postcards, letters and proforma letters his Department have received on the subject of Rwanda, whether sent directly or forwarded by hon. Members,(a) in the last month and (b) in the last two months.
§ Mr. BaldryIn June we received approximately 1,470 letters and cards about Rwanda. Just over 1,300 were received in May.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the level of humanitarian need at Goma and other places in Zaire arising from the influx of refugees from Rwanda; and what international arrangements have been made to meet those needs.
§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent additional emergency steps have been taken by Her Majesty's Government to assist in the refugee crisis in Rwanda.
§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the latest figures for Government aid to the state of Rwanda.
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what his Department has done to alleviate the plight and suffering of refugees in Rwanda over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what discussions he has had with voluntary aid agencies and churches in the United Kingdom on action to alleviate the plight of refugees in Rwanda; and if he will make a statement;
(3) what current assessment his Department has made of the scale of the refugee situation in states bordering Rwanda since the outbreak of civil war and genocide in that country; and if he will make a statement;
(4) what current assessment his Department has made of the scale of the refugee situation in Rwanda; and if he will make a statement;
(5) what his Department has done to alleviate the plight and suffering of refugees in states bordering Rwanda since the ourtbreak of civil war and genocide in that country; and if he will make a statement;
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§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the total value of aid given for humanitarian relief that has been spent(a) in Rwanda and (b) in each of the neighbouring countries since the refugee crisis began in April.
§ Mr. BaldryIn the past 12 months Britain has provided £12.5 million emergency aid directly for people affected by the civil war in Rwanda, of which £11 million has been committed since early April. This includes £2.5 million for those within the country, £1.5 million for those in Zaire, £4.2 million for those in Tanzania, £0.6 million for those in Burundi.
We have been monitoring the situation closely through reports from international agencies and non-governmental organisations and have sent two assessment missions to the region, most recently from 10 to 14 July.
Within the last week we have provided three relief flights to Goma containing vehicles, personnel, blankets, plastic sheeting and water carriers, and have provided an air bridge at Goma to assist with the overall airlift on behalf of the UN high commissioner for refugees. At their request two additional air bridge teams are being sent to Bukavu in Zaire and Entebbe in Uganda.
The Government are also fully funding two further flights organised by the British Red Cross, and are
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