§ Mr. WolfsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contribution the Government have made towards the cost of providing emergency accommodation for the Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong.
§ Mr. SainsburyWe have contributed £ 4.5 million for this purpose. Parliamentary approval for this new service will be sought in a supplementary supply estimate for the vote for other external relations (class II, vote 2). Pending that approval, urgent expenditure of £ 4.5 million was met by a repayable advance from the Contingencies Fund in August.