§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether any further meetings of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development are scheduled to discuss Sudan; whether the Sudanese will attend and if so at what level and what alternative to the IGADD process they envisage if it becomes clear that, because of deteriorating relations between Sudan and the other IGADD states, there is no likelihood of further progress in those talks.
§ Baroness Chalker of WallaseyThe IGADD states are consulting the Sudanese parties to the conflict about the way forward for the peace initiative.