HC Deb 26 February 1968 vol 759 cc923-4
9. Mr. Moyle

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will now announce the United Kingdom's contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the Agency's next financial year.

Mr. Goronwy Roberts

Her Majesty's Government hope shortly to be in a posi- tion to make a statement on the precise level of their contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the current year.

Mr. Moyle

Will my hon. Friend undertake to ensure that the contribution is maintained at levels comparable with previous years, particularly in view of the fact that the current living conditions of Arab refugees are a standing incitement to the Arab peoples to adopt extremist policies?

Mr. Roberts

I hope to make an early announcement of the amounts that will be made available. I am sure that we shall again be making a substantial contribution to U.N.R.W.A. this year. I join my hon. Friend in his remarks about the condition of the refugees, and the whole House will feel that whatever sum we are able to make available for this purpose will be most worth while.

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