HC Deb 23 July 1998 vol 316 c638W
Mr. Canavan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to secure access to the Nuba Mountains of Sudan for the purpose of humanitarian aid. [51536]

Mr. Foulkes

Britain and the rest of the donor community together with the United Nations are pressing the Government of Sudan to agree to a UN assessment of humanitarian needs in the Nuba Mountains; and to allow the necessary assistance to be delivered.