Mr. Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether, following the general election in Nicaragua, he will enter into negotiations with its Government for a renewal and increase in the British aid programme to that country.
§ Mr. RaisonThe British bilateral aid programme to Nicaragua is limited to the provision of a small number of scholarships in the United Kingdom, support for small development projects co-financed with British voluntary agencies, and for Nicaraguan refugees and displaced persons through contributions to the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. Her Majesty's Government have no plans at present to increase this level of assistance.