§ 57. Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Nigeria will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodMost of our capital aid is being spent on a general development 253W loan, equipment for the Niger Dam project, telecommunications development, rehabilitation, communications, railway and signalling equipment and miscellaneous capital goods.
Our comprehensive technical assistance programme includes agricultural surveys, feasibility and management studies as well as training, the provision of experts and aid to education.
§ 58. Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Pakistan will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodMost of our aid to Pakistan is provided in non-project form, but we are continuing our contributions to the Indus Basin Development Fund.
1 2 3 All Research (readily identifiable— Research and these figures are Development Subhead Trypanosomiasis— 11 conservative) —element of(1) element of(2) Actual Expenditure Allocation £ £ £ 1967–68 … … … … 2,612,000 1,887,000 127,000 1968–69 … … … … 3,107,000 2,165,000 136,000 1969–70 … … … … 3,261,000 2,209,000 160,000 1970–71 … … … … 3,857,000 2,625,000 160,000 1971–72 (Provisional) … … 4,232,000 2,727,000 183,000 Allocations £ £ £ 1972–73 … … … … 4,600,000 3,000,000 208,000 Figures for the next financial year and subsequently have not vet been decided. I regard trypanosomiasis research as of great value to many developing countries.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Brazil will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodThe main projects in our aid programme to Brazil, all of which are technical assistance schemes, are in the fields of technical and vocational education, as follows
254WTechnical College, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte.Post-graduate Engineering School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.Federal University of Paraiba, Campino Grande.We are also contributing towards the Tarbela Darn and we are completing the electrification of part of the Pakistan Western Railway.