§ Lord Hunt of Kings Heathasked Her Majesty's Government:
Who will benefit from the UK's contribution to the International Fund for Needy Victims of Nazi Persecution. [HL2850]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanThe Foreign Secretary has announced that the UK's £1 million contribution to the fund will be divided in the following way: two-thirds will go through the World Jewish Restitution Organisation to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee for projects providing medical care to needy survivors of Nazi Persecution in the Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Moldova. The remaining third will go to the Board of Deputies of British Jews for needy survivors in the UK. Non-Jewish survivors will also be able to apply to these organisations for assistance.