§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what changes have been made in 1989–90 cash limits for expenditure by the Overseas Development Administration.
§ Mrs. ChalkerSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the cash limit on the overseas aid vote (class II, vote 5) will be increased by £62,710,000 from £1,365,579,000 to £1,428,289,000. The increase includes a contribution to the currency stabilisation fund for Poland (20 December 1989, column 266), and a contribution to the UNHCR for refugees from Vietnam. Pending approval of the Supplementary50W Estimate, the payment to the stabilisation fund has been financed by a repayable advance of £61,710,000 from the contingencies fund. This amount is additional to and separate from the resources for overseas aid. The net effect of these changes will be charged to the reserve.