§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Minister of Overseas Development what textile projects her Department is supporting in developing countries; if she will list these projects and the financial aid being given in each case; whether British textile machinery is being supplied on any of these schemes; what commitment exists to purchase the products; and if she will 35W list the projects concerned and the amount undertaken to be purchased.
§ Mrs. HartThe list below shows textile projects currently under way or recently completed under my Department's bilateral aid programmes, and the
Project Approximate cost £ 1. Afghanistan: Construction of new cotton ginnery 1,700,000 2. Afghanistan: Extensions to cotton ginnery 450,000 3. Bangladesh: Study of textile industry possibilities carried out by the Shirley Institute 14,700 4. Bangladesh: Jute marketing survey 10,300 5. Bangladesh: Consultancy to improve management efficiency, accounting and costing, production, operatives and supervisors at the Adamjee Jute Mills 395,000 6. Bangladesh: Allocations to the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation, the Adamjee Jute Mills and to private importers: Commodity Loan 2–1972 642,000 Commodity Loan 1–1973 221,500 Commodity Loan/Grant 1–1974 632,000 Commodity Loan/Grant 2–1974 135,000 Commodity Grant–1975 3,000,000 Commodity Grant–1977 2,500,000 7. Bangladesh: Establishment of two ring-spinning plants at Adarsha and Mohini Mills 7,140,000 8. Bangladesh: Allocations to the Bangladesh Textile Industries Corporation, mainly used for small items of capital equipment, spare parts etc.: Commodity Loan 2–1972 50,000 Commodity Loan 1–1973 71,516 Commodity Fund 1–1974 (65 per cent. loan/35 per cent. grant) 263,000 Commodity Grant–1975 2,000,000 Commodity Grant–1977 1,500,000 9. Burma: Capital grant to Burma Textile Corporation for the purchase of spare parts for jute mill machinery 180,000 10. Chile: Assistance to the Catholic Association for Overseas Development to help in establishment of cooperative textile workshop 160,000 11. Colombia: Personnel and equipment for training at the Textile Centre of the National Apprentice Training Service at Medellin 550,000 12. Egypt: Rehabilitation of Tala cotton ginnery 500,000 13. Ghana: Consultancy to determine requirement for additional cotton ginnery capacity 7,000 14. Ghana: Provision of Financial Controller to the Cotton Development Board for three years 60,000 15. India: Since 1st January 1973 tied aid for the purchase of textile machinery has been provided to a large number of firms in the Indian textile sector* 4,200,000 16. Mozambique: Goods relating to the textile industry will be financed 712.000 17. Pakistan: British machinery and equipment has been purchased for three textile projects to establish a new blended yarn spinning plant, a new cotton yarn manufacturing unit and a new cloth finishing unit† 509,000 18. Peru: Personnel and equipment for training in the textile section of the National Apprentice Training Service at Lima 275,000 * In addition to this aid for capital investment, maintenance aid has been made available for the purchase of spare parts and raw materials for existing plant in all sectors of the Indian economy. No figures are available for the proportion which has gone to the textile sector. † In addition some maintenance aid to Pakistan may be used for the purchase of British textile machinery although no breakdown of the figures is readily available.