Mr. Robert HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what total funds from the Government have been(a) pledged and (b) disbursed to the 1995 United Nations consolidated inter-agency appeal for Angola; and if he will make a statement. [26772]
§ Mr. BaldryWe have pledged £5 million in response to the 1995 appeal, of which some £2.5 million has been disbursed. We are supporting UN agencies and NGOs with assistance for seeds and tools, demining, primary health, relief supplies and logistics.
Mr. Robert HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funds the Government have(a) pledged and (b) disbursed in support of demining in Angola in each of the last three years. [26774]
§ Mr. BaldryThe information is as follows:
Pledged£ Disbursed£ 1993–94 0 0 1994–95 1,955,068 1,851,498 1995–96 0 0