§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what he estimates to be the scale of the present food shortage in Ethiopia and Eritrea; what are the problems that he expects to arise in the coming months; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the international response to the problem.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydFurther to my answer of 10 May, col.79, the World Food Programme reports that 1994 food aid pledges to Ethiopia stand at 900,000 tonnes. For Eritrea, the WFP and the FAO estimate 1994 food aid needs at 255,000 tonnes, of which 180,000 tonnes have been pledged. The main priorities in the coming months are to fulfil pledges promptly and to ensure adequate and timely distribution of food aid to areas in need.