HL Deb 25 July 1990 vol 521 c1610WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the total governmental contribution to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, including special projects; United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees and other international and national organisations assisting refugees in 1988–89 and 1989–90; and what is the projected figure for 1990–91.

The Earl of Caithness

Our total contributions are as follows:

£000
1988–89 1989–90 11990–91
UNHCR 19,120 19,539 10,075
ICRC 4,415 4,409 1,856
UNRWA 5,500 5,250 3,000
UNBRO 350 500 —
UNICEF 250 200 —
NGOs 3,927 4,028 904
Food Aid for Refugees 2,791 2,779 1,546
Total 36,353 36,705 17,381
1 as at July 1990

We expect the total figure for 1990–91 to be about the same as the 1989–90 figure.