§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will estimate the number of trucks of food which have been transported into Afghanistan(a) in the last week, (b) on average on a daily basis since 7 October and (c) since 11 September. [9076]
§ Clare ShortIn the week ending 28 October, which is the latest information received from WFP in the field, a total of 8,048 tonnes of food were dispatched to Afghanistan. The table shows the daily breakdown.
On information received to date the daily average food despatch between 7 and 28 October has been 771 tonnes.
Table of food aid dispatched to Afghanistan Week ending 28 October 2001 Tonnes despatched 22 October 2001 104 23 October 2001 1,857 24 October 2001 2,729 25 October 2001 946 26 October 2001 1,469 27 October 2001 0 28 October 2001 943 Total 8,048 Note:
Data from WFP, 29 October. Further confirmed data not yet available from the field.