HC Deb 15 November 1963 vol 684 cc14-5W
Mr. Worsley

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what assistance Her Majesty's Government have given, through the Italian Government, to the victims of the Belluno dam disaster.

Mr. R. A. Butler

My right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury announced on 12th October, when he was in Rome, that Her Majesty's Government wished to give £20,000 towards the cost of relief work. This offer has been gratefully accepted. Parliament will in due course be asked to vote that amount by means of a Supplementary Estimate. In the meantime, an advance has been made from the Civil Contingencies Fund as required.

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