HC Deb 04 June 1985 vol 80 c129W
Mr. Chope

asked the Prime Minister how the Government's contribution to the relief fund, which was offered in her letter to Signor Craxi following the disaster at the European Cup Final, will be financed.

The Prime Minister

A Supplementary Estimate on the Vote for International Subscriptions, Special Payments etc. (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Class II, Vote 2) will be presented in due course to cover the urgent expenditure on this new service. Pending parliamentary approval of this Supplementary Estimate, the Government's contribution will be financed by a repayable advance from the Contingencies Fund. This additional expenditure will be charged to the Reserve and therefore does not add to the planned total of public expenditure.

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