§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what European Community humanitarian aid is currently being supplied to Cuba. [17892]
§ Mr. FoulkesIn 1997, the European Community has provided humanitarian aid worth 8.6 million ecu (about £6 million) to the Cuban population. This was mostly in the form of medicines, medical and stomatological equipment, food stuffs, textile material, and hygiene and maintenance products, provided through international NGOs to support medical services in the country. A further 8 million ecu (£5.7 million) is to be provided under a similar programme in 1998.