§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Minister of Overseas Development whether she will make a statement giving details of the finance provided out of the bilateral aid programme for the supply of merchant ships to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; and when she expects this to be finalised.
§ Mr. TomlinsonNo finance has so far been provided from the aid programme
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OFFICIAL DEBT REPAYMENTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1977 BY EACH OF THE 30 LEAST DEVELOPED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (LDDCs) Country Principal Interest to ODM Interest to CDC Total Afghanistan … … 100.8 20.7 — 121.5 Bangladesh … … — — — — Benin … … — — — — Bhutan … … — — — — Botswana … … 379.6 72.8 324.9 777.3 Burundi … … — — — — Cape Verde Islands … … — — — — Central African Empire … … — — — — Chad … … — — — — Comoro Island … … — — — — Ethiopia … … 72.2 — — 72.2 Gambia … … 161.0 — 36.7 197.7 Guinea … … — — — — Haiti … … — — — — Laos … … — — — — Lesotho … … 22.7 17.9 9.0 49.7 Malawi … … 1,339.3 98.9 1,123.0 2,561.2 Maldives … … — — — — Mali … … — — — — Nepal … … 122.5 — — 122.5 Niger … … — — — — Rwanda … … — — — — Somalia … … — — — — Sudan … … 72.1 — — 72.1 Tanzania … … 740.4 202.7 391.1 1,334.1 Uganda … … 86.0 — 88.2 174.2 Upper Volta … … — — — — Western Samoa … … — — — — Yemen North (YAR) … … — — — — Yemen South (PDRY) … … — — — — for the supply of cargo vessels to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Negotiations between British Shipbuilders and the Vietnamese authorities, of which the hon. Member was informed on 9th February—[Vol. 943, c. 645.]—are continuing. It is not yet possible to say when they will be finalised.