§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what assistance it is proposed to give the East African High Commission Desert Locust Control Organisation for the supply of new transport.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe Organisation's transport is in urgent need of renewal to enable it to operate effectively and it is proposed to make a special grant of £50,000 for this purpose. Payment will be made shortly from the Civil Contingencies Fund and a supplementary estimate will be presented in due course to repay the Fund.
§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what contribution Her Majesty's Government intend to make on behalf of Colonial Territories to the United Nations Special Fund regional project for desert locust control.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe United Kingdom, on behalf of Aden and our dependent territories in Africa affected by the project, recently signed an agreement with the United Nations Special Fund and the Food and Agriculture Organisation for a six-year project for the control of the desert locust. The 1960–61 contribution of £10,270 in respect of these territories will be met by the United Kingdom. Payment will be made shortly from the Civil Contingencies Fund and a supplementary estimate will be presented in due course to repay the Fund.