§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the Department for International Development will purchase relief supplies, medicines and food, to the maximum extent possible, from countries adjacent to and affected by war in Kosovo; and whether they will make a similar recommendation to voluntary organisations working in the Balkans. [HL2321]
§ Baroness AmosMy department supports the procurement of local goods and services where this is possible, cost effective, and does not harm the local economy or reduce access of the local host population to essentials. We recommend that other organisations follow the same principle.