§ Vernon CoakerTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what contribution her Department has made to date to the World Food Programme appeals for(a) Southern Africa and (b) Ethiopia. [108020]
§ Clare ShortDFID has contributed over £106 million since September 2001 to support humanitarian assistance and recovery programmes across six countries in southern Africa (Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe). In addition, the UK has contributed over £21 million to the European Community's response.
Of the total bi-lateral UK contribution, £38.22 million has gone directly to the World Food Programme to support its operations and a further £30.87 million has been provided to support NGO feeding operations, which are closely coordinated with the World Food Programme.
For Ethiopia, DFID has contributed £15 million for food aid at the end of December 2002 to the World Food Programme and in March 2003 we made a further payment of £2 million to them.