§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give details of the special financial assistance to be given to local authorities in respect of displaced persons from the former Yugoslavia and unaccompanied refugee and asylum-seeking children.
§ Mr. CurryFinancial assistance is to be given to local authorities under two special grant schemes. Details are contained in "Special Grant Report (No. 8)" which has been laid before the House of Commons for approval. These two grant schemes will provide support to those authorities which are most affected by the influx of displaced persons from the former Yugoslavia and by the pressure on local services caused by the arrival at major ports of entry of refugee and asylum-seeking children from other parts of the world.