HC Deb 01 May 1973 vol 855 cc276-85W
Mr. Brocklebank-Fowler

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the number of British expatriates in each country in the continent of Africa, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Madagascar, for each year over the last five years to the most recent convenient date;

(2) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the amount of new United Kingdom investment for each country in the continent of Africa, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Madagascar, for each of the last five years to the most recent convenient date;

(3) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the population for each country in the continent of Africa, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Madagascar, in each of the last five years to the most recent convenient date;

(4) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the gross national product of each country in the continent of Africa, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Madagascar, for each of the last five years to the most recent convenient date;

(5) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the approximate value of United Kingdom accumulated investments for each country in the continent of Africa, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Madagascar, at the most recent convenient date.

Total Strength Commercial Representatives
(1st April) UK-based Locally engaged UK-based Locally engaged
Algeria 1973 12 27 2 3
1972 11 28 2 3
1971 12 28 2 3
1970 13 25 2 3
1969 12 20 2 3
Arab Republic of Egypt 1973 35 89 2 1
1972 34 81 3 1
1971 33 84 2 1
1970 36 83 3 1
1969 35 90 3 1
Botswana 1973 12 25 1
1972 12 26 1
1971 12 25 1
1970 12 17 1
1969 12 17 1
Cameroon 1973 13 36 1
1972 13 36 1
1971 13 34 1
1970 13 30 1
1969 12 30 1
Ethiopia 1973 19 60 2 1
1972 18 60 2 1
1971 19 64 3 1
1970 20 74 3 1
1969 18 71 3 1
Gambia 1973 8 17 1
1972 8 18 1
1971 8 17 1
1970 8 19 1
1969 8 19 1
Ghana 1973 34 55 5
1972 37 55 6
1971 37 54 6
1970 42 61 6
1969 38 71 6
Ivory Coast 1973 7 16 2 2
1972 7 17 2 1
1971 8 16 1 1
1970 8 16 1 1
1969 8 16 1 1
Kenya 1973 39 140 4 3
1972 42 139 4 8
1971 41 133 4 8
1970 47 161 4 8
1969 52 162 4 8

Lord Balniel

I regret that the information requested is not readily available and the cost of obtaining it would not be justified.

Mr. Brocklebank-Fowler

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the total strengths of British missions and the numbers of commercial representatives stationed in each country in the continent of Africa, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Madagascar, in each of the previous five years to the most recent convenient date.

Lord Balniel

Figures for staff on the Diplomatic Service Vote are as follows:

Total Strength Commercial Representatives
(1st April) UK-based Locally engaged UK-based Locally engaged
Lesotho 1973 9 22 1
1972 10 22 1
1971 11 22 1
1970 11 24 1
1969 12 23 1
Liberia 1973 5 16 1
1972 4 16 1
1971 4 16 1
1970 4 13 1
1969 4 13 1
Libya 1973 13 36 3 2
1972 29 63 6 3
1971 30 61 7 3
1970 33 62 7 3
1969 28 74 5 4
Madagascar 1973 4 14 1
1972 4 14 1
1971 4 14 1
1970 4 14 1
1969 3 14 1
Malawi 1973 23 44 2
1972 19 44 2
1971 26 56 2
1970 26 60 2
1969 26 60 2
Mauritius 1973 11 32 2 1
1972 11 32 2 1
1971 11 32 2 1
1970 12 31 2 1
1969 12 31 2 1
Morocco 1973 14 49 3 2
1972 12 53 4 2
1971 17 52 4 2
1970 18 48 4 2
1969 20 52 4 2
Nigeria 1973 70 144 9 2
1972 68 139 10 2
1971 69 141 10 2
1970 80 169 10 2
1969 87 192 10 2
Portuguese Territories in Africa. 1973 10 22 1 2
1972 10 22 1 2
1971 10 22 1 2
1970 10 23 1 2
1969 10 23 1 2
Rhodesia 1969 10 26
Senegal 1973 11 25 1 1
1972 11 25 1 1
1971 11 26 1 1
1970 11 26 1 1
1969 11 26 1 1
Seychelles No diplomatic representation
Sierra Leone 1973 15 47 2 1
1972 15 47 2 1
1971 15 47 2 1
1970 19 47 2 1
1969 17 47 2 1
Somali Democratic Republic. 1973 9 27 1 1
1972 9 27 1 1
1971 9 27 1 1
1970 9 24 1 1
1969 8 24 1 1
South Africa 1973 60 145 13 6
1972 57 143 13 7
1971 59 148 15 7
1970 57 141 15 6
1969 58 143 15 6
Sudan 1973 16 41 3 1
1972 17 45 3 1
1971 17 45 3 1
1970 17 53 3 1
1969 17 53 3 1

Total Strength Commercial Representatives
(1st April) UK-based Locally engaged UK-based Locally engaged
Swaziland 1973 11 22 1
1972 11 23 1
1971 11 21 1
1970 11 23 1
1969 12 23 1
Tanzania 1973 17 37 2
1972 17 38 2
1971 18 38 2
1970 19 45 2
1969 15 56 2
Togo 1973 3 14 1
1972 3 14 1
1971 3 16 1
1970 3 17 1
1969 3 16 1
Tunisia 1973 10 27 1 1
1972 10 27 1 1
1971 10 23 1 1
1970 10 26 1 1
1969 10 29 1 1
Uganda 1973 31 64 2
1972 31 59 2 2
1971 31 57 2 2
1970 34 65 2 2
1969 33 65 2 2
Zaire 1973 27 61 3 2
1972 27 58 3 2
1971 27 58 3 1
1970 27 46 3 1
1969 30 46 3 1
Zambia 1973 25 52 4 1
1972 24 53 4 1
1971 28 53 5 1
1970 28 56 5 1
1969 28 56 5 1

Mr. Brocklebank-Fowler

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT, a table showing the annual aid expenditures of the United Kingdom and the EEC, respectively, for each country in the continent of Africa, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Mada-

TABLE 1
UNITED KINGDOM
TOTAL OFFICIAL AID DISBURSEMENTS (NET) TO AFRICA (incl. MAURITIUS, SEYCHELLES AND MADAGASCAR
Millions US Dollars
1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 Totals
Algeria + 0.01 0.07 0.07 0.15
Libya 0.02 0.02 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.11
Morocco 0.02 0.10 0.07 0.04 0.05 0.28
Tunisia 0.01 + 0.01 0.17 0.05 0.24
Egypt + CR 0.24 0.07 0.23 CR 1.34 CR 1.28
Angola
Botswana 15.21 13.66 11.44 6.45 10.44 57.20
Burundi 0.02 0.01 0.02 + + 0.05
Cameroon 0.33 0.63 0.58 0.80 0.61 2.95
Central African Rep. 0.12 0.05 0.12 0.06 0.06 0.41
Chad 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.08 0.06 0.21
Comoro
Congo (Brazz.) 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.06
Zaire Rep 0.09 0.13 0.01 0.14 0.21 0.58
Dahomey 0.04 0.02 0.05 0.05 0.07 0.23
Ethiopia 0.36 0.53 0.77 1.11 2.44 5.21
Gabon 0.20 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.30 0.55

gascar, in each of the previous five years to the most recent convenient date.

Mr. Wood

The information is given in the two tables below. Member States' bilateral aid provided by individual member States is not covered, as it is additional to aid given by the European Economic Community.

Millions US Dollars
1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 Totals
Gambia 2.42 2.83 2.16 0.86 1.26 9.53
Ghana 0.87 14.30 13.02 12.44 15.97 56.60
Guinea + + + + + +
Ivory Coast 0.04 0.05 0.14 0.08 0.09 0.40
Kenya 20.61 23.92 23.29 23.53 19.15 110.50
Lesotho 10.98 10.33 8.88 1.53 7.39 39.11
Liberia 0.12 0.07 0.11 0.07 0.11 0.48
Madagascar 0.02 0.12 0.10 0.15 0.13 0.52
Malawi 23.07 18.11 16.07 17.24 13.54 88.03
Mali 0.01 + + 0.01 0.02 0.04
Mauritania + + + +
Mauritius 4.52 9.12 4.24 3.73 3.70 25.31
Niger 0.01 0.07 0.03 0.03 0.11 0.25
Nigeria 13.34 11.93 8.22 21.57 10.10 65.16
Rhodesia 0.20 0.25 0.35 0.38 0.36 1.54
Rwanda 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.11
Senegal 0.05 0.05 0.12 0.16 0.14 0.52
Seychelles 2.16 2.42 1.23 3.98 7.71 17.50
Sierra Leone 2.09 1.14 1.56 1.49 1.64 7.92
Somalia + 0.10 0.30 0.49 0.45 1.34
Terr. Afars and Issas
St Helena and deps. 1.07 0.89 0.96 1.01 1.24 5.17
Suban 1.76 0.13 1.40 0.91 0.93 5.13
Swaziland 8.89 7.20 9.01 3.66 CR 0.81 27.95
Tanzania 2.75 3.65 1.64 2.95 3.87 14.86
Togo 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.08 0.25
Uganda 13.24 8.57 8.21 10.14 7.87 48.03
Upper Volta + + 0.01 + 0.01 0.02
Zambia 40.13 25.19 13.22 5.24 12.66 96.44
Other and unallocated 0.06 2.50 2.24 3.74 0.09 8.63
E.A.C.S.O. 10.20 3.50 2.12 0.27 6.88 22.97
Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland 0.58 0.63 0.03 0.04 1.28
alawi and Zambia 0.91 0.12 CR 0.07 CR 0.06 CR 0.36 0.54
Unspecified Africa CR 0.22 + 0.39 0.10 0.18 0.45
Grand Totals 176.42 162.19 132.26 125.04 127.62 723.53
TABLE 2
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
Algeria 2.62 1.64 1.23 3.79 5.09 14.37
Libya
Morocco 0.05 0.05
Tunisia 1.27 1.82 1.05 4.14
Egypt 1.94 5.76 7.70
Angola
Botswana 0.43 0.43
Burundi 1.48 1.87 2.18 2.98 4.46 12.97
Cameroon 9.65 10.73 5.57 18.61 17.82 62.38
Central African Rep. 3.74 4.08 4.23 3.35 2.40 17.80
Chad 4.76 7.70 8.35 6.15 5.85 32.81
Comoro 0.53 0.18 0.02 1.08 0.66 2.47
Congo (Brazz.) 4.05 2.93 2.23 3.70 4.13 17.04
Zaire Rep 4.79 4.39 9.02 14.06 20.16 52.42
Dahomey 5.52 6.17 3.16 4.81 3.94 23.60
Ethiopia
Gabon 2.36 1.69 4.72 5.79 6.36 20.92
Gambia
Ghana 0.02 0.09 0.11
Guinea 0.27 0.27
Ivory Coast 7.28 8.89 10.11 12.26 7.53 46.16
Kenya 0.54 0.54
Lesotho 0.08 0.09 0.17
Liberia 0.02 0.02
Madagascar 11.06 11.33 12.52 12.28 12.35 59.54
Malawi 0.03 0.03
Mali 5.03 5.37 4.73 6.99 6.61 28.73
Mauritania 3.46 5.37 4.08 1.81 3.10 17.82
Mauritius 0.14 0.14

Millions US Dollars
1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 Totals
Niger 5.39 5.39 4.17 6.36 7.90 29.21
Nigeria 0.48 1.46 1.94
Reunion 2.61 2.50 3.27 2.20 1.80 12.38
Rwanda 1.73 2.48 2.35 2.91 3.28 12.75
Senegal 9.13 7.79 4.38 10.02 23.25 54.75
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia 1.81 2.16 6.02 3.25 4.03 17.27
Terr. Afars and Issas 0.03 + 0.22 0.93 0.45 1.63
St. Helena and deps.
Sudan . 1.27 0.63 2.28 4.18
Swaziland 0.24 0.24
Tanzania
Togo 2.70 1.72 5.10 5.81 5.14 20.47
Uganda
UpperVolta 2.69 5.41 7.38 6.14 10.79 32.41
Zambia 0.17 0.17
Other and unallocated 0.43 0.38 0.81 1.62
E.A.C.S.O.
Grand Totals 92.85 100.44 108.39 140.25 169.72 611.65