HC Deb 10 March 2000 vol 345 cc828-9W
Mr. Streeter

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what additional funding for the years 2000–01 and 2001–02 over and above the bilateral country programme for Mozambique contained in the Departmental report 1999 is to be made available for Mozambique following the recent flooding crisis. [113927]

Mr. Foulkes

In the light of the current major disaster we are reviewing urgently with others the needs of Mozambique, to help restore livelihoods, rehabilitate infrastructure, and maintain economic growth and poverty reduction.

Meanwhile, we have already allocated £20 million for immediate humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation needs, and £10 million is planned for emergency budgetary support to help the Government cope with the immediate crisis.