Permanent Disaster Relief Contact Point (No. 2)

EDM number 466 in 1999-00, proposed by Adrian Sanders on 02/03/2000.

That this House congratulates the relief agencies on their efforts in response to the crisis in Mozambique, but regrets the delay in co-ordinating a response which left many people frustrated and angry that they were unable to offer personal contributions to the disaster relief effort; and calls upon the Government to create in partnership with non-governmental organisations a permanent disaster relief contact point with a publicised emergency hotline phone number where offers of assistance can be logged while a substantive response is co-ordinated.

This motion has been signed by a total of 31 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.