§ 2. Mr. Crouchasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what have been the yearly grants and gifts to foreign Powers during the last three years; and the amount paid to each Power.
§ Mr. Dodds-ParkerExpenditure from Foreign Office Votes for the three years ended the 31st March, 1956, on yearly grants (including loans) and gifts to foreign Powers was as follows:
| 1953–54 | … | £15,851,727 (including Loans £950,000) |
| 1954–55 | … | £15,570,694 (including Loans £1,600,000) |
| 1955–56 | … | £37,159,851 (including Loans £20,750,000) |
§ I will circulate further details in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. CrouchMay I ask my hon. Friend what has been the amount of grants made to Jordan, and does he feel that, in view of what has happened in the last few months, he can justify these large amounts? Further, does he think they have paid a dividend?
§ Mr. Dodds-ParkerThe amounts paid to Jordan, including £4,300,000 loans, has been £30,673,342. I believe that these payments have led to a certain stability in that part of the world, and they have been made under treaty obligations which we, of course, support.
§ The amount paid to each Power is given below:
| £ | |
| Argentina (Loans) | 19,000,000 |
| Austria | 6,552 |
| Egypt | 9,349 |
| France (Algeria) | 2,325 |
| German Federal Republic (Bavaria) | 3,527 |
| Greece | 374,341 |
| Iran | 8,345 |
| Iraq | 189,649 |
| Jordan (including £4,300,000 loans) | 30,673,342 |
| Lebanon | 1,233 |
| Libya | 11,647,874 |
| Muscat | 40,180 |
| Nepal | 4,608 |
| Netherlands | 65,984 |
| Trucial States | 59,760 |
| Turkey | 7,664 |
| Yugoslavia | 6,252,502 |
| Technical Co-operation scheme for South and South-East Asia: | |
| Technical Assistance to foreign countries | 235,037 |
| £68,582,272 |