§ Mr. Randallasked the Lord Privy Seal what was the amount of the contribution from Her Majesty's Government to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in response to his appeal for relief for Algerian refugees repatriated from Morocco and Tunisia.
§ Mr. HeathI would refer the hon. Gentleman to the Answers given to Questions on this subject on 29th November, 28th January and 11th February. Briefly, Her Majesty's Government did not respond directly to the appeal made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the relief of Algerians repatriated from Morocco and Tunisia because, in their view, such persons were no longer the High Commissioner's responsibility. The High Commissioner himself has since accepted this and his present function in relation to Algerian re-repatriates is limited to transmitting to the League of Red Cross Societies any funds received on their behalf.
Her Majesty's Government have, however, since the High Commissioner's appeal, made available to the Algerian Government a fully equipped and staffed 207W mobile nursing unit at a cost of approximately £10,000. They have also provided at a similar cost 20,000 blankets.