§ Mr. Cordleasked the Minister for Overseas Development what aid is currently offered in the field of industrial development to Dahomey, Nigeria, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo; and what projects and proposals are currently under consideration.
§ Mr. PrenticeWe have no aid programme in Guinea. Our aid to the other countries for industrial development is, in accordance with our general aid strategy, far less prominent than the assistance we give in agriculture and education. But we are financing studies in Ghana for the improvement of the infrastructure necessary for agriculture-based and manufcaturing industries at a cost of £30,000 in 1976–77, and providing training for Nigerian and Ghanain students pursuing industrial courses in this country at a cost of about £160,000.
§ Mr. Cordleasked the Minister for Overseas Development what aid is currently offered in the field of education to Dahomey, Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo, respectively.
§ Mr. PrenticeBritish aid spent on education is devoted mainly to the supplementation of British teaching staff for universities, teacher training colleges, technical colleges, and secondary schools, and training here of nationals for the countries concerned. For these countries expenditure this year will be about:
£ million Peoples Republic of Benin … … 0.50 Nigeria … … 1.7 Liberia … … 0.060 Sierra Leone … … 0.370 Ivory Coast … … 0.114 Ghana … … 1 Togo … … 0.048