§ 30. Mr. BENNETTasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware of the representations now being made by the British Social Hygiene Council for a percentage of the East Africa Development Loan to be allocated to urgent medical needs in those areas in which development works are to take place; and will he state whether this purpose comes within the scope of the East Africa Development Loan?
§ Mr. AMERYI am aware of the representations referred to. I must not anticipate either the advice of the Committee which I have appointed to consider the services to be met out of the loan, or the decision of Parliament as to the provisions of the legislation which is required. It is, I think, generally recognised that provision should be included for capital expenditure on medical research, but I doubt whether it would be desirable to spend the loan 1637 money on recurrent services which are or should normally be met from annual revenue.