§ 86. Sir Peter BlakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a further statement on British aid to Afghanistan.
§ Mr. Chris PattenI am sufficiently encouraged by progress on the co-ordination of arrangements for resettlement to allocate the £10 million which was pledged for Afghan refugees earlier this year. Our assistance will be channelled through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Committee for the Red Cross, UNICEF and British voluntary agencies including Afghanaid as follows:
£ million United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 6.75 International Committee for the Red Cross 1.50 UNICEF 0.25 British voluntary agencies 1.50 Our early release of funds will enable these agencies to take action before the onset of bad weather restricts operations.