§ 43. Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what financial assistance the Government are providing for Jordan and other neighbouring states affected by the Gulf war.
§ Mrs. ChalkerAs our share of the EC special allocation to countries affected by the Gulf crisis we are providing £20 million to Jordan, £23 million each to Egypt and Turkey, £8 million to the occupied territories and £21 million to Israel. Since the invasion of Kuwait the United Kingdom has provided £18.65 million in humanitarian assistance through bilateral and EC channels. In addition we have committed £21.7 million to alleviate the plight of the Iraqi refugees. In the current financial year we expect our normal bilateral assistance to amount to £5.25 million for Jordan, £11 million for Egypt, £5 million for Turkey and some £1.5 million for the occupied territories.