§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what discussions he had with representatives of the London Borough of Newham immediately prior to issuing the Report on the Ronan Point disaster; what arrangements he made to notify them of the Press conference he held on this Report; and what action he took to ensure that the council and its members were supplied with copies of this Report on or before the day of public issue.
§ Mr. GreenwoodCopies of the Report were sent to all local authorities in England on the day of publication. It was not practicable to supply advance
ECONOMIC AID TO THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATED STATES IN 1967–68 AND PROJECTED FOR 1968–69* £'000 Antigua Dominica Grenada St. Kitts-Nivis-Anguilla† St. Lucia 1967–68 1968–69 1967–68 1968–69 1967–68 1968–69 1967–68 1968–69 1967–68 1968–69 Budgetary Aid — — 332 352 329 375 279 261 — — Commonwealth Development and Welfare 255 270 203 280 408 230 154 260 318 275 Communication and Compensation Loan 1 — 2 1 6 2 — — — — Overseas Service Aid Scheme 10 8 12 10 12 19 21 33 17 12 Other Technical Assistance 45 54 46 56 50 56 31 72 85 95 TOTALS 311 332 595 699 805 682 485 626 423 382 Commonwealth Development Corporation Investment 25 25 83 70 63 — — — 89 335 * In addition there is a regional Commonwealth Development and Welfare allocation of£250,000 from which the States benefit substantially; also some£50,000 is being made available for regional research projects in the Eastern Caribbean which cannot be broken down island by island. † Most of the Commonwealth Development and Welfare allocation for St. Kitts is likely to be carried forward to 1960–70. In addition about£50,000 is being made available for development in Anguilla with the agreement of the St. Kitts Government.