HC Deb 14 April 1954 vol 526 c116W
85. Mr. Mott-Radclyffe

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the sum spent by Her Majesty's Government in immediate relief for the victims of the Greek earthquake in August, 1953, and the sum Her Majesty's Government are contributing towards the long-term resettlement of the Ionian Islands.

Mr. Nutting

As soon as news of the earthquake in Greece was received, a substantial amount of stores and equipment was despatched to the Ionian Islands for the immediate relief of the earthquake victims. The sum at present known to have been expended is approximately £290,000.

Her Majesty's Government's contribution to the long-term reconstruction of the Ionian Islands has been fixed at £250,000.