Written question asked by Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 8 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 February 2005. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Monday, 21 February 2005 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department is providing to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for its voluntary return programme for the repatriation of Liberian refugees. - Inc figures.

Answer: Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance his Department is providing to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for its voluntary return programme for the repatriation of Liberian refugees. [216290] Hilary Benn: DFID has recently provided a grant of £1.1 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in support of its programme to facilitate voluntary return of Liberian refugees from neighbouring countries. DFID funds are helping provide non-food items, transport capacity, road repairs and protection assistance. DFID has also provided £1 million to the World Food Programme to support the distribution of food rations to returning refugees, and a further £3 million to various agencies and NGOs to reactivate services and livelihoods in areas to which refugees are returning.

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