House of Lords: Uganda

The Bishop of Chelmsford, Rt Revd John Gladwin, intervened in a House of Lords debate on 29th October 2007 about Uganda. The Bishop’s question and the Government’s reply are reproduced below.

"My Lords, I want to ask the Minister about access, and I speak as a chair of Christian Aid. What is DFID doing in relationship to the Ugandan Government and the authorities to ensure that much-needed aid can get through in Northern Uganda and that the development agencies and others are able to operate in those areas?"

Baroness Vaden  - "My Lords, the right reverend Prelate makes a good point. The world food Programme recently expressed concern that food aid was not reaching 150,000 people in Uganda. As a result, DfID has provided support for emergency rations to be airlifted to areas that were not accessible by road. Efforts have also been made to improve road access. We are bearing some of the costs of engineering to rebuild some of the roads to ensure that access is available for basic services."

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