HC Deb 18 April 1988 vol 131 c292W
Mr. Boswell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance he has made to the New Zealand people to assist in reconstruction in the aftermath of Cyclone Bola.

Mr. Chris Patten

On the advice of our high commissioner in Wellington we provided immediate assistance in the form of a cash grant of £40,000 for the New Zealand Government to allocate for urgent relief work.