§ Mr. AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much aid Her Majesty's Government have provided to Palestinian and other local refugees in Lebanon for each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe humanitarian assistance that we have provided is as follows:
£ thousands Via British NGOs Via ICRC Via UNRWA 1979 — — — 1980 4 — — 1981 — — — 1982 — 100 — 1983 — 400 — 1984 — 500 1,000 1985 1 500 — 1986 8 150 — 1987 — 400 250 1988 — 200 — 1989 — — — 1990 A proportion of the United Kingdom annual contribution to UNRWA's general programmes is also spent in Lebanon. Details of that spending are, I regret, unavailable.