HC Deb 27 April 1965 vol 711 c36W
Mr. James Johnson

asked the Minister of Overseas Development if she will itemise the loans that have been made by Her Majesty's Government to Sierra Leone since independence.

Mr. Oram

As part of the Independence Settlement Sierra Leone received a loan of £3½ million under Section 3 of the Exports Guarantees Act.

In 1964 further loans totalling £1,300,000 were made available to the Sierra Leone Government for the following purposes:

  1. (a) extension and improvements to the Lungi Airport to bring it up to international standards—£1,000,000:
  2. (b) Guma Valley Hydro-Electric Dam project—£300,000.