Mr. Foulkes: Since the start of the Volcanic Crisis some £45.

Since the start of the Volcanic Crisis, around £45.

Clare Short: We have committed £62 million to Montserrat in emergency and development assistance since the Volcanic Crisis began in 1995.

Mr. Bayley: Special rules were introduced in 1996 to give people coming from Montserrat, after 1 November 1995 because of the Volcanic Crisis, immediate access to the main safety net benefits: income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, Income Support, Housing Benefit, and Council Tax Benefit.

Mr. MacShane: Since the Volcanic Crisis of 1995–97, one of the main priorities for Montserrat has been a return to self-sufficiency.

Since the onset of the Volcanic Crisis, we have provided some 180W £180 million.

DFID has prov ded substantial emergency and development assistance for Montserrat— over £180 million—since the start of the Volcanic Crisis in 1995, with a further £45.

We already provide significant development support, of which perhaps the most obvious example is the £350 million that we have provided for Montserrat since the Volcanic Crisis of 1995 to 1997, which destroyed the capital and economy; also, £247 million has gone to St Helena to build the airport, and for other aspects of its development.