HC Deb 18 October 1989 vol 158 c148W
Mr. Wolfson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contribution the Government have made towards the cost of providing emergency accommodation for the Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong.

Mr. Sainsbury

We have contributed £ 4.5 million for this purpose. Parliamentary approval for this new service will be sought in a supplementary supply estimate for the vote for other external relations (class II, vote 2). Pending that approval, urgent expenditure of £ 4.5 million was met by a repayable advance from the Contingencies Fund in August.

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