Refugees (Kosovo)

Mr. Rapson
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance she plans to give to help (a) refugees from Kosovo and (b) the receiving nations. [79612]

Clare Short
Since 29 March we have committed £20 million to aid Kosovo Albanian refugees. Of this sum £6.4 million has already been allocated to priority needs, 24 per cent. specifically for activities in Albania, 22 per cent. for Macedonia and 54 per cent. for the region as a whole. Our share of EC contributions so far is an additional £2.9 million.We will continue to commit our resources to achieve the most effective possible results. Our decisions will be informed by our recent missions to the regions.