§ Mr. LaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in what ways the outcome of the recent World Food Summit in Rome will help combat the shortage of food in Southern Africa. [64802]
§ Clare ShortI have been asked to reply.
I do not consider that the meeting helped materially to combat food shortages in Southern Africa. UN organisations did, however, convene an action-oriented meeting of Governments, NGOs and donors in Johannesburg the previous week to discuss the crisis in the region.