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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Zambia: Droughts more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with his Zambian counterpart on declaring a national emergency in relation to the drought and famine in western and southern Zambia. more like this
tabling member constituency Bridgend remove filter
tabling member printed
Mrs Madeleine Moon more like this
uin 284344 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>The British Government is engaging actively with the Government of Zambia on the drought affecting large parts of Zambia to ensure assistance is provided to the many Zambians facing food insecurity.</p><p>On 29<sup>th</sup> August, the Department for International Development’s (DFID) visiting Director for West and Southern Africa met with the Zambian Minister of Finance and raised the allocation of resources for the drought response. The Head of Office for DFID Zambia and the British High Commissioner also met with the Vice President last month and encouraged Zambia to request international emergency assistance to scale up the response. DFID is in close contact with Zambia’s Disaster Management Response Unit, the United Nations, and international Non-Governmental Organisations on the ground. The UK is planning to provide support to respond through Emergency Cash Transfers and treatment of acute malnutrition in the worst affected areas.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Pendle more like this
answering member printed Andrew Stephenson remove filter
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T15:47:43.54Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T15:47:43.54Z
answering member
4044
label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson more like this
tabling member
1490
label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon more like this