HC Deb 22 May 1980 vol 985 cc345-6W
Mr. Gummer

asked the Lord Privy Seal what is the total cost in voluntary' aid from the United Kingdom for refugees from Ethiopia; and what is the total contribution of the United Kingdom Government.

Mr. Luce

Subject to parliamentary approval, the Government propose to give £850,000 in cash and in kind in response to the recent appeal made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for refugee relief in Somalia. The Government have no detailed information about the amount of aid given by British voluntary agencies for refugees from Ethiopia. In 1978–79 Her Majesty's Government contributed £50,000 to help the voluntary agencies-defray the costs of transporting relief supplies to refugees in the Horn of Africa.