§ 5. Dame Joan Vickersasked the Minister of Overseas Development what money has been given to Tonga to help with the rebuilding of the general hospital and other projects since December, 1966.
§ Mr. BottomleyNone so far this year. A request for £219,600 for the new hospital was received early in January and is now being considered.
§ Dame Joan VickersThere was a slight misprint in the Question. The year should have been 1965 and not 1966. What did the right hon. Gentleman's representative report to him with regard to education, particularly the teachers' training college and the printing press? Will he help with either?
§ Mr. BottomleyThe report is being considered and in due course I hope to be able to give the hon. Lady a satisfactory reply.
§ Mr. MikardoWill my right hon. Friend seek the co-operation of the Secretary of State for Defence in order to ensure that the £800,000-odd a year which we are now spending on building military airfields in Siam is spent instead on building a hospital in Tonga so as to save life rather than destroy it?
§ Mr. BottomleyI am sure that my hon. Friend's supplementary question will be noted by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence.