§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Under-secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations if he is aware that, in Ghana, before independence was achieved, many obligations of the British Government were neglected, and that Ghana then needed, and still needs, more and better roads, railways, and industries; and if he will introduce legislation to extend the scope of the Overseas Resources Development Acts to provide finance and facilities to meet such pre-existing obligations of the British Government and such needs of Ghana.
§ Mr. AlportI cannot accept the imputation that the United Kingdom Government have failed in their obligations towards Ghana. The Government's policy regarding the scope of the Overseas Resources Development Acts was set forth in the White Paper on the United Kingdom's role in Commonwealth Development (Cmnd. 237), and a Bill to implement this policy is now before the House.