HC Deb 28 June 1966 vol 730 cc207-8W
9. Dame Joan Vickers

asked the Minister of Overseas Development what contributions his Department is making to universities and technical colleges in the Commonwealth.

Mr. Oram

The following details relate to more than 20 institutions to which financial aid is currently committed.

CURRENT COMMITMENTS OF CAPITAL AID FOR UNIVERSITIES AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN THE COMMONWEALTH
Institution Estimated Expenditure in 1966–67
£
1. Nigeria
(a) Ahmadu Bello University 1,500,000
(b) Ife University
(c) Kaduna Polytechnic
(d) Auchi Technical College
(e) Enugu Technical College
2. Sierra Leone
Institute of African Studies, University College of Sierra Leone (Fourah Bay) 20,000
3. University of Malawi 270,000
4. University of Zambia 600,000
5. University of Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland 200,000
6. University of East Africa
(a) Makerere University College 100,000
(b) University College, Nairobi 55,000
(c) University College, Dar-es-Salaam 5,000
7. Nairobi Polytechnic 11,000
8. Malta
(a) University of Malta 254,000
(b) Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology 73,000
9. Caribbean
(a) University of the West Indies 150,000
(b) University of Guyana 100,000
10. Hong Kong University 60,000
Total £3,398,000

NOTES:

1. In addition to the sums listed above, the following allocations of capital have been made but no expenditure is anticipated in 1966–67:—

(a) University of Mauritius £225,000
(b) Chinese University, Hong Kong 250,000
(c) Hong Kong Technical College 50,000

2. There is a balance of some £300,000 outstanding in the CD. & W. allocation for the University College in Salisbury.

3. There is an element of £420,000 for the University College, Dar-es-Salaam in the proposed £ 7½ million loan to Tanzania but no details are available of estimated expenditure on the College in 1966–67.

4. In addition to capital aid, it is estimated that £462,000 will be spent in this financial year from Commonwealth Education funds in helping to staff universities in overseas Commonwealth countries.

5. A sum of £450,000 has been earmarked for the Owerri Advanced Teacher Training College in Nigeria, but it is not thought that any of this money will be spent this year.