§ Mr. Edelmanasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what assistance Her Majesty's Government are giving to the Bahamas for relief measures after the recent hurricane.
§ Mr. GreenwoodThe British Government have made a contribution of £10,000 to the Bahamas Hurricane Relief Fund. In view of the urgency, this amount was issued from the Civil Contingencies Fund and a Supplementary Estimate to repay the Fund will be presented in due course. During my recent visit to the islands I was able to see something of the extensive damage caused by the hurricane and of the measures taken to relieve distress.