Written question asked by Lord Goodlad (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 April 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 May 1998. It was answered by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour) on Monday, 11 May 1998 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what requests for assistance she has received from governments other than Antigua who have received Montserratian refugees; and what has been her response.

Answer: Sir Alastair Goodlad: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what requests for assistance she has received from Governments other than Antigua who have received Montserratian refugees; and what has been her response. [41032] Mr. Foulkes: The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has requested assistance to cover additional costs related to providing Montserratian evacuees access to health, education and social services. We have told them we are not prepared to reimburse them directly for such costs, but would consider assistance for specific additional education or health facilities if there is an established need. No requests for assistance have been received from other Governments. Antigua has received a much larger number of Montserratian evacuees than any other country in the region.

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