§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those major capital projects completed over the last two years which were financed by the Overseas Development Administration in Africa.
§ Mrs. Chalker[holding answer Tuesday 12 February]: The most recent years for which the information requested is available are 1987 and 1988. The list of capital projects completed in those financial years from ODA's bilateral country programme funds and by the Commonwealth Development Corporation is as follows:
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Country Title 1987 Overseas Development Administration Kenya Provision of grain storage facilities. Malawi Periodic maintenance of a road linking Liwonde and the port of Monkey Bay. Mozambique Provision of trucks, trailers buses, Land Rovers and spare parts from Leyland UK. Sudan Red Sea fisheries project to improve catches and design of boats for fishermen. Swaziland Rehabilitation of community and Government schools damaged by storms in 1987.
Country Title Commonwealth Development Corporation Botswana Provision of a power station at Moropule. Botswana Telecommunication system improvement for Botswana Telecommunications Corporation. Ghana Investment in Twifi oil palm plantations and palm oil mill. Cote d'Ivoire Rubber Project II: to promote outgrower rubber production in south-east region. Cote d'Ivoire Investment in Societe Africaine de Plantations d'Heveus (rubber producers). Malawi Assistance to the Investment and Development Bank which provides development finance to small entrepreneurs. Mauritius Investment in Bonair Fashions which manufactures clothes and textiles. Tanzania Investment in Kibo Match Corporation Ltd. which is involved in paper board production. Zambia Investment in Zambia Oxygen Ltd. 1988 Overseas Development Administration Tunisia Supply of engine handling equipment for the engine test facility of the Samko diesel engine assembly plant. Ghana Agricultural development in the upper region. Mauritius Rehabilitation of airconditioning system at the Mauritius Civil Aviation Department's communication centre at Bigara. Seychelles Provision of water supply to Mont Buxton. Seychelles Rehabilitation of Management Training Centre. Commonwealth Development Corporation Cote d'Ivoire Rubber Project II: promotes outgrower rubber production in Cavally. Malawi Investment in Kavuzi tea estate and factory. Malawi Investment in rehabilitation of farms under the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation. Mauritius Construction of Mauritius Development Bank (lending to small-scale enterprises). Mauritius Assistance to Export Development and Investment Authority which leases factories to entrepreneurs.
1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 Clwyd 1,033 834 303 228 542 405 609 226 340 231 Dyfed 526 948 323 247 572 213 53 31 128 93 Gwent 667 1,630 691 422 1,452 412 142 264 215 541 Gwynedd 136 307 285 175 3 51 48 169 59 0 Mid Glamorgan 1,759 1,717 1,407 556 2,163 289 138 235 305 584 South Glamorgan 702 1,256 500 665 347 536 97 211 128 278 Powys 112 26 0 0 0 0 0 21 73 46 West Glamorgan 1,798 1,121 990 442 939 667 286 188 204 303 The figures quoted relate to the October to December period for each financial year shown.
It should be noted that the 1990–91 figures are still provisional.