HC Deb 24 October 1990 vol 178 cc194-5W
59. Mrs. Currie

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much of the know-how funds for eastern European countries has now been spent or committed.

Mrs. Chalker

The know-how fund—KHF—for eastern Europe commenced in July 1989. A total of £2.3 million was spent on the KHF for Poland in 1989–90. In this financial year £15 million will be disbursed. The allocation of resources for next financial year and beyond has not yet been finalised.