§ Lord Shutt of Greetlandasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the estimated numbers of people who will be reliant on food aid in the next four months in (a) Zambia; (b) Zimbabwe; (c) Malawi; (d) Mozambique; (e) Lesotho; (f) Swaziland; and (g) Angola. [6179]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Amos):Food aid needs will peak in the period December to March. Recent assessments indicate that the numbers of people who will require humanitarian assistance will rise over that period to:
(to December 2003)
- Zambia 2.9 million
- Zimbabwe 6.7 million
- Malawi 3.3 million
- Mozambique 0.59 million
- Lesotho 0.65 million
- Swaziland 0.27 million
- Angola 1.9 million