§ Mr. Moynihanasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will pledge additional help for African refugees at the second international conference on assistance for refugees in Africa.
§ Mr. RaisonI am informing the conference of the Government's intention to provide £5 million to be disbursed through British and international nongovernmental organisations on refugee-related development projects in Africa. This money will supplement the substantial contributions which the Government already make for the temporary support of refugees in Africa. Parliamentary approval will be sought through the Estimates procedure, and the sums to be provided will be consistent with the planning totals in the February White Paper on public expenditure (Cmnd. 9143).