§ Sir Arthur Vere Harveyasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations how much has been spent to date by Her Majesty's Government in transporting petrol and fuel oil to Zambia.
§ Mr. BottomleyThe cost of the British civil and Royal Air Force airlifts of petrol and oil to Zambia up to the 22nd February, the latest date for which figures are available, was about £1.7 million. The transport of petrol and oil by other routes is the responsibility of the Zambian Government, but, as I stated on the 25th January, the British Government have agreed to meet expenditure of some £3½ million on equipment and construction work necessary to develop alternative surface routes into Zambia.