§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what financial pledge was made by the United Kingdom in support of the United Nations children's fund at the New York pledging conference on 5–6 November; what proportion of the total funds available to UNICEF for 1992 will be provided by the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the future of UNICEF in the light of its funding base.
§ Mrs. ChalkerIn common with most other major donors we have not yet announced our pledge for UNICEF's 1992 programme. I expect to do so early next year.
Over recent years UNICEF has acquired a very strong funding base and the current pattern seems likely to continue, but, for the reasons I have given, the total amounts available in 1992 are not yet known.