§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government are taking(a) directly and (b) through international agencies, to help relieve the position in the Sudan; and if he will make a statement on Government contacts with different factions in that country. [131]
§ Mr. HanleyThe UK has given over £100 million of humanitarian assistance to Sudan and Sudanese refugees since 1991. This aid is disbursed through non-governmental organisations and the UN's Operation Lifeline Sudan. Officials in London, Khartoum and Nairobi are in regular touch with the parties to the civil war and other Sudanese groups.