§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the length of the delay in completing the refit of HMS "Hermes"; whether it is expected that the refit will be completed by the planned date of 10th December; and when the ship is expected to be fully operational after the refit.
£'000 Country Year of Independence Financial Aid Technical Co-operation Total Disbursements Grants Loans CDC investment Total Botswana … … 1966 3,654.3 652.5 47.0 4,353.8 341.2 4,695.0 Lesotho … … 1966 3,434.3 55.6 — 3,489.9 368.5 3,858.4 Malawi … … 1964 6,747.0 2,340.0 623.0 9,710.0 1,195.4 10,905.4 Swaziland … … 1968 2,231.7 501.7 625.0 3,358.4 324.7 3,683.1