Written question asked by Gary Streeter (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 April 1999. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Monday, 26 April 1999 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement about the ways in which the £20 million of financial help from her Department for Kosovar refugees is being spent. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Streeter: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement about the ways in which the £20 million of financial help from her Department for Kosovar refugees is being spent. [82161] Clare Short: The UK has made a major contribution to trying to increase the effectiveness of the UN-lead on humanitarian effort. We are funding airlifts and the necessary logistical support to overcome the constraints on delivering international assistance to those in need. So far, we have funded 32 flights, a truck convoy in Albania, personnel, and aircraft handling equipment for Tirana and Skopje airports. Our offices in Tirana and Skopje are working with NATO and UNHCR to establish refugee centres in Albania and Macedonia. We are strengthening agency capacity through the provision of key personnel, and making cash grants to international agencies and NGOs.

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