Part of Oral Answers to Questions — International Development – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 9 November 2005.
Alistair Carmichael
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs), Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
11:30,
9 November 2005
This year's harvest in Malawi was exceptionally poor and the Secretary of State will be aware that there are another five months until the next one. The situation is bad and getting worse. Given that the Church of Scotland estimates that some 5 million lives may be at risk in Malawi, what steps can he take to ensure that those people are not left to die?
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
