§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Minister of Overseas Development whether Her Majesty's Government will respond to the appeal for Mozambique from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
§ Mrs. HartYes. The High Commissioner has appealed for $7.15 million, designed to assist the repatriation and resettlement of Mozambiquans who fled to neighbouring countries during the fighting; he will also assist the resettlement of those who were gathered into camps to restrict their possible liaison with the Frelimo followers and who now need to be returned to their own homes. I propose to make a contribution of £300,000 in response to this appeal. I would like to take this opportunity to correct an answer I gave on 7th April to Questions from my hon. Friends the Members for Greenwich (Mr. Barnett) and Aberdare (Mr. Evans)—[Vol. 889, c. 815.]. I then said that
£10,000 has also been contributed to UNDRO towards the cost of seeds from Tanzania to replace damaged crops".The matter was certainly considered at the time, but in the event not proceeded with.