To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will now consider the provision of humanitarian aid to Saharawi refugees through the mediation of British non-governmental organisations.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs gave the hon. Member for Islington, North (Mr. Corbyn) on 14 July 1987, at column 431.We have no current requests for help from nongovernmental organisations, but are maintaining our assistance through existing multilateral channels.