HC Deb 10 April 2001 vol 366 c607W
Mr. Grogan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many travel grants have been made to fund visits to Britain by former child migrants to Australia; [157236]

(2) what the total cost is of travel grants made from the Special Travel Fund set up to finance a single visit to see family members in Britain by former child migrants to Australia. [157235]

Mr. Hutton

As at 31 March 2001, 126 former child migrants have travelled from Australia with assistance from the Government funded Chili Migrant Support Fund. The total cost of their travel/subsistence was £214,000.