Subject	Predicate	Object
41Yro215	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	ku43rEWd
	answer has answering person	Clare Short
	answer text	Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the amount of British aidto southern Sudan which has been misappropriated in order to purchase weapons and war material. [71790]Clare Short: No definitive figures are available on the amount of food aid diversions in southern Sudan. It is important that thepeace process is pursued vigorously in parallel with humanitarian relief to minimise the danger of such assistance feeding the wareconomy. We and the international community are supporting the efforts of the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) tobroker a long-term agreement and are pressing both sides of the conflict to undertake serious negotiation towards a lasting and justpeace.
	answer given date	1999-02-16
	answer has answering body	Department for International Development
	written answer has answering body	Department for International Development
Department for International Development	answering body has written answer	41Yro215
Department for International Development	answering body has answer	41Yro215
ku43rEWd	question has answer	41Yro215
Clare Short	answering person has answer	41Yro215