Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help alleviate the food insecurity situation in Haiti in the context of the UN World Food Programme's request for increased international support in that country.

According to the UN World Food Programme's recent reports food insecurity is affecting 4.7 million people in Haiti. The UK are supporting Haiti through our contributions to the United Nations and other international agencies who have a strong presence on the ground, including the World Bank. The IMF recently approved US$105 million emergency financial assistance under their Rapid Credit Facility Food Shock Window. Through the British Embassy in Port-au-Prince, we remain in regular contact and coordination with these agencies.