St. Helena (Hansard, 5 April 1982)

§ Sir Bernard Braine
asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will list the projects financed by development aid begun or completed in St. Helena and its dependencies in each of the past three years, with particular reference to agriculture, water and self-help schemes.

§ Mr. Neil Marten
Following is the information:

St. Helena

£ (Total Cost) £

1979–80

1. Agriculture

(a) Pasture improvement and extension

(i) Former government land 627 (48,617)

(ii) Government commonages 5,995 (29,070)

(iii) Agricultural extension service 17,294 (17,328)

(b) Marketing 1,485 (1,485)

(c) Purchase of dairy equipment 1,491 (1.491)

(d) Purchase of sheep 1,800 (10,226)

28,692 (108,217)

2. Water

(a) Supplies 10,376 (10,376)

(b) Treatment plants 10,783 (37,756)

21,159 (48,132)

3. Self Help

Agricultural loans 1,863 (4,000)

Totals 51,714 (160,349)

(Total Cost)

£ £

1980–81

1. Agriculture

(a) Pasture improvement and extension

(i) Botleys Ley/man and horse 5,000 (on-going)

(ii) Fishers Valley 12,480 (on-going)

(iii) Legume planting/gorse eradication 9,525 (on-going)

(iv) Horse pasture 4,682 (4,682)

(b) Purchase of Freisian bull 1,300 (1,300)

32,987 5,982

2. Water

House storage tanks 5,200 (on-going)

3. Self Help

240W

£ (Total Cost) £

Assistance to private farmers 2,500 (on-going)

Totals 40,687 (5,982)

(Total Cost)

£ £

1981–82

1. Agriculture

(a) Pasture improvement and extension

(i) Botleys Ley/man and horse 18,972 (23,972)

(ii) Fishers Valley 18,877 (31,357)

(iii) Legume planting/gorse eradication 28,061 (37,586)

65,910 92,915

2. Water

House storage tanks 17,000 (22,200)

3. SelfHelp

Assistance to private farmers 22,500 (25,000)

Totals 105,410 140,115

There was no development aid expenditure on projects in Ascension or Tristan da Cunha during this period.

§ Sir Bernard Braine
asked the Lord Privy Seal what action has been taken in regard to the report of the water engineer at St. Helena submitted to his Department in August 1981.

§ Mr. Nell Marten
The water engineer's reports on various aspects of water supplies for St. Helena are under consideration in conjunction with proposals for development in this field. Final decisions on implementation have not yet been taken, but the whole question will be examined by a budgetary and development aid review mission from my Department which will visit St. Helena in June this year.

St. Helena
	£	(Total Cost) £
1979–80
1. Agriculture
(a) Pasture improvement and extension
(i) Former government land	627	(48,617)
(ii) Government commonages	5,995	(29,070)
(iii) Agricultural extension service	17,294	(17,328)
(b) Marketing	1,485	(1,485)
(c) Purchase of dairy equipment	1,491	(1.491)
(d) Purchase of sheep	1,800	(10,226)
	28,692	(108,217)
2. Water
(a) Supplies	10,376	(10,376)
(b) Treatment plants	10,783	(37,756)
	21,159	(48,132)
3. Self Help
Agricultural loans	1,863	(4,000)
Totals	51,714	(160,349)
		(Total Cost)
	£	£
1980–81
1. Agriculture
(a) Pasture improvement and extension
(i) Botleys Ley/man and horse	5,000	(on-going)
(ii) Fishers Valley	12,480	(on-going)
(iii) Legume planting/gorse eradication	9,525	(on-going)
(iv) Horse pasture	4,682	(4,682)
(b) Purchase of Freisian bull	1,300	(1,300)
	32,987	5,982
2. Water
House storage tanks	5,200	(on-going)
3. Self Help

	£	(Total Cost) £
Assistance to private farmers	2,500	(on-going)
Totals	40,687	(5,982)
(Total Cost)
	£	£
1981–82
1. Agriculture
(a) Pasture improvement and extension
(i) Botleys Ley/man and horse	18,972	(23,972)
(ii) Fishers Valley	18,877	(31,357)
(iii) Legume planting/gorse eradication	28,061	(37,586)
	65,910	92,915
2. Water
House storage tanks	17,000	(22,200)
3. SelfHelp
Assistance to private farmers	22,500	(25,000)
Totals	105,410	140,115