Stephen O'Brien corrected the Commons record on Western Sahara: Food
Stephen O'Brien made the correction and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 21 December 2010. The figure €133 million in the original became €165 million in the correction. Altogether 11 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what assessment he has made of (a) the food security situation in Western Sahara and (b) the implication for food security in that country of the arrival of recent settlers;
Original and corrected words
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| The Department for International Development (DFID) does not have a bilateral aid programme in Western Sahara and has not provided direct emergency funds to the country in the last five years. We support Western Sahara through our share of the budget of the European Community Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO). ECHO has provided The correct answer should have been: | The Department for International Development (DFID) does not have a bilateral aid programme in Western Sahara and has not provided direct emergency funds to the country in the last five years. We support Western Sahara through our share of the budget of the European Community Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO). ECHO has provided €165 million in humanitarian aid since it was established. DFID monitors all humanitarian situations on an ongoing basis. |
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Receipt
| Read from | https://hansard-api.parliament.uk/debates/debate/10122143000003.json |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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