HC Deb 03 December 1991 vol 200 cc96-7W
Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contribution his Department has made towards European Community aid for Croatian refugees who have fled to southern Hungary.

Mrs. Chalker

The European Community has committed 615,000 ecu for Yugoslav refugees to Hungary. The British Government's share of this is £77,000.

Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funds have been given by his Department to help support refugees from Croatia who have fled to southern Hungary.

Mrs. Chalker

We have contributed through our share of EC action, but not bilaterally. We continue to monitor the situation of Yugoslav refugees in Hungary closely.

Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has regarding the amounts in sterling given by each EC member country towards the support of Croatian refugees who have fled to southern Hungary.

Mrs. Chalker

We do not have information regarding other EC member states' bilateral contributions, but understand none has contributed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or the International Committee of the Red Cross programmes in Hungary.

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