§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what help her Department is planning for Montenegro. [88116]
§ Clare Short[holding answer 24 June 1999]We have allocated £90 million for humanitarian assistance in the region, including Montenegro. We shall continue to provide humanitarian assistance there whilst refugees remain and needs exist.
Before the crises we were providing advice on the Government's programme of privatisation. We will review our support in the context of political developments in the region and the plans of the international community.
We are also providing support through the EU, which has donated 13 million euro for refugee-related budgetary assistance to the Government of Montenegro.