HC Deb 20 January 1975 vol 884 c223W
41. Miss Richardson

asked the Minister of Overseas Development what provisions she has made to aid Mozambique and Guinea Bissau; and with whom she will be discussing the priorities for such aid.

Mr. John Grant

In September my right hon. Friend proposed to the Government of Guinea Bissau that officials from my Ministry should go there to discuss priorities for aid. She renewed this offer personally to the Minister of Finance of Guinea Bissau last week. I hope discussions will take place soon.

We are very ready to make similar arrangements with Mozambique, through

GROSS DISBURSEMENTS OF BRITISH BILATERAL AID 1970–1975
£'000s
Country 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 (Estimate)
Iran … … … … 615 503 478 432 500
Iraq … … … … 4 25 27 41 50
Oman … … … 29 — 7 108 230
Saudi Arabia … … 10 28 41 36 35
United Arab Emirates … 200 203 49 31 12

In 1974 local contributions towards technical assistance are estimated at £60,000.

I expect these technical assistance programmes to continue at about this level in 1975, under past and present commitments. The countries concerned can be expected increasingly to assume financial responsibility for external technical assistance.