§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the recently announced grant of 4.5 million dollars to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Gaza and the West Bank represents additional money or accelerated payment of funds already budgeted.
§ TheMinister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey)The funds announced represented a further payment to UNRWA that was made on 4th October. It brings our total contribution for 1993/94 to £6 million in accordance with our previously announced pledge.