§ Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what levels and types of technical assistance and bilateral aid are given to(a) Costa Rica, (b) Panama, (c) Nicaragua, (d) Guatemala, (e) El Salvador, (f) Belize and (g) Mexico, according to the latest available figures; and when was the last time a project for such aid or assistance was approved for Nicaragua.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe table shows the kinds and amounts of bilateral aid provided in 1988:
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Technical co-operation Financial aid Relief aid Commonwealth Development Corporation Aid and trade provisional Costa Rica 713 — 20 817 — Panama 134 — — — 854 Nicaragua — — 180 — — Guatemala 4 — — — — El Salvador 14 — 140 — — Belize 1,242 1,547 — 340 47 Mexico 1,249 — — — — The last project for Nicaragua was approved in 1973 and concluded in 1979. The last expenditure on non-projectised aid—training awards and wholly financed personnel—was in 1986.