HC Deb 01 February 1957 vol 563 c232W
Mr. Gresham Cooke

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what contribution Her Majesty's Government have made towards the relief of distress in Hungary since the House adjourned for the Christmas Recess.

Mr. Ian Harvey

On 25th January Her Majesty's Government made a gift to the British Red Cross Society of 3,600 tons of canned milk valued at £90,000. These supplies are urgently needed for the feeding programme which the International Red Cross Committee are operating in Hungary.

This gift brings the total contributions by Her Majesty's Government for relief in Hungary and assistance to Hungarian refugees abroad to approximately £263,000.