§ Mr. RoyTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what aid the Government plans to send to Haiti. [160255]
Mr. Gareth ThomasDFID has sent a two-person team to Haiti to assess the humanitarian situation and discuss needs with humanitarian agencies, including the United Nations agencies that will shortly be launching a consolidated Flash Appeal. Decisions on what humanitarian assistance the UK will give to Haiti will be made after this mission and appeal.
The European Communities Humanitarian Office (ECHO) is providing Euros 1.8 million for emergency health care. The UK share (19 per cent.) of this EC assistance is approximately £240,000. Following the UN Appeal, ECHO are considering further support.
DFID will continue to fund Non-Governmental Organisations and Civil Society Groups through the Small Grants Scheme and the Civil Society Challenge Fund. DFID will also continue to provide funds through international agencies which work in Haiti, including the European Union (DFID provides approximately 13 per cent. of the European Development Fund budget).