asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what response he has sent to the Romanian Government's request for aid following the earthquake disaster; and what type and quantity of aid has been sent already.

Immediately after the earthquake in Romania on 4th March, Her Majesty's Ambassador in Bucharest made an offer of disaster relief to the Romanian Government on behalf of Her Majesty's Government. In response to the Romanian Government's request for medicines and specific items of medical equipment, a consignment of 120 kg. of antibiotics was sent to Bucharest by air on 8th March. Further consignments have been held in abeyance in view of the Romanian Government's request later on 8th March that all further relief be held over until their requirements have been clarified. The Government will give urgent and sympathetic consideration to these requirements when they have been communicated to us.