§ Mr. Beresford Craddockasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what financial help Her Majesty's Government propose to give to the Kenya Government towards expenditure arising from the emergency in 1958–59.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydIn consultation with my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, I have now reviewed the Colony's financial prospects for the coming financial year.
On 13th February, 1957, I told the House that Her Majesty's Government had agreed to make available to the Kenya Government £3 million for the financial year 1957–58 towards expenditure arising from the emergency. Although the extreme phase of the emergency has passed, the Colony is now engaged on the long haul of rehabilitation and resettlement for the thousands of ex-detainees. Expenditure arising from the emergency will continue in the coming year to be too heavy for Kenya to bear wholly from her own resources.
124WSubject, therefore, to the approval of Parliament, Her Majesty's Government will be prepared to provide Kenya with a further grant of £750,000 and an interest-free loan of the same amount for the United Kingdom financial year 1958–59. As in past years, this assistance will be called on only to the extent that it proves necessary.