§ Sir Michael McNair-WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what financial aid is being provided to(a) Poland, (b) Czechoslovakia, (c) Hungary, (d) Bulgaria, (e) Romania and (f) other central and east European countries.
§ Mrs. ChalkerWe have established a £50 million know-how fund for Poland, and a £25 million fund for Hungary. We are also providing additional assistance for Poland: £15 million is being made available for a project in the agricultural sector, and a £64 million contribution has been made to the international stabilisation fund for Poland. We are also making a substantial contribution to the European Community and multilateral programmes for Poland and Hungary. Bilateral financial assistance is not available for other eastern European countries, but we hope they will qualify for such help in due course.