§ 86. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what medical and other aid has been provided, or offered, by the United Kingdom to the Government of Pakistan to relieve suffering from the recent disaster in the Chittagong Division of East Pakistan.
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§ Mr. SandysAs I informed my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea, South (Mr. Partridge) on 27th October, Her Majesty's Government made a donation of a lakh of rupees towards the relief of distress caused by the first cyclone and tidal wave which occurred on 10th October.
As the House will know, further grievous loss of life and material destruction was caused by another cyclone on 31st October. Her Majesty's Government accordingly decided to donate an additional two lakhs of rupees to the Government of Pakistan for the relief of distress.
The House will be asked in due course to vote the necessary Supplementary Estimate. In the meantime an advance to cover this, as well as the previous donation, is being obtained from the Civil Contingencies Fund.