§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her oral statement of 5 November 1997,Official Report, column 328, what progress she is making in refining the sanctions instrument so that it affects elites more than poor people. [18647]
§ Clare ShortMy Department is reviewing the impact of sanctions regimes on poor people. Work is progressing on these highly complex issues. We are also continuing our efforts to ensure that humanitarian assistance is tightly controlled and monitored, so that it reaches only the people for whom it is intended.