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Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what has been the amount of (a) UK bilateral aid to Ukrainefor use in the clean-up following the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident, (b) aid relating to Chernobyl from the UK Governmentchannelled through international organisations and (c) UK aid specifically targeted to the victims of the Chernobyl accident,expended in (i) Ukraine and (ii) Belarus. [110581]Mr. Foulkes: The UK Government have pledged a contribution of £10.5 million towards the Chernobyl Shelter Fund. In addition, some£62.5 million has been pledged by the European Community, of which around 16 per cent. is the UK share. Since 1997, we have providedsome £300,000 for measures specifically targeted at the victims of the Chernobyl accident in Belarus. There has been no supportspecifically targeted at the victims of the accident in Ukraine. |