§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of those developing countries which are at present receiving interest-free loans from the British Government; and whether he will publish details of any proposals he is entertaining for additions to, or substractions from, this list of countries.
§ Mr. WoodCountries with which the British Government has signed agreements212W in respect of interest-free loans, partly or wholly outstanding for disbursement, are:
Afghanistan Malawi Antigua Malaysia Bolivia Montserrat Botswana Mauritius British Solomon Is. Nepal Cameroon Nigeria Ceylon Pakistan Dominica *Peru Gambia St. Helena Ghana St. Kitts-Nevis Grenada Seychelles *Guyana Sierra Leone India Singapore Indonesia Sudan Jordan Swaziland Kenya Tunisia Lesotho Turkey Khmer Rep. Uganda * The interest-free loans to Guyana and Peru are for special purposes; normal development loans to these countries are not free of interest. Disbursements of these loans were made during 1970 to all of those countries except:
Afghanistan St. Kitts-Nevis Antigua Seychelles Bolivia Sudan Peru Tunisia Interest-free loans are no longer being offered to Guyana, Kenya, Nigeria, Peru or Turkey. I am unable to give further information about possible changes in the list.