§ Mr. Wallasked the Lord Privy Seal what grants or loans, and for what amount, have been made to foreign countries during the years 1959, 1960 and 1961 to date; and what grants or loans are projected during the current financial year.
§ Mr. P. ThomasGrants and loans to foreign countries are made from the Foreign Office Grants and Services Vote and, in addition, loans to foreign countries are made under Section III of the Export Guarantees Act (1949) as since amended.
Part I of the table below shows expenditure on grants and loans under the Foreign Office Grants and Services Vote in the financial years 1958–59 and 1959–60, and the estimated provisions in the years 1960–61 and 1961–62. The esti-
I. FOREIGN OFFICE GRANTS AND SERVICES VOTE — 1958–59 (actual) 1959–60 (actual) 1960–61 (estimated) 1961–62 (estimated) Jordan (Grant in Aid) … … 1,502,570 2,542,511 2,500,000 2,850,000 Jordan (Loans) … … 630,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 Libya (Grant in Aid) … … 3,250,000 3,250,000 3,250,000 3,250,000 Yugoslavia (Grant in Aid) … … 60,054 88,022 100,600 63,900 Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (Grant in Aid) 366,340 711,770 947,000 1,058,750 Turkey (Loan) … … 2,129,492 480,000 — — Turkey: O.E.E.C. Economic Aid (Loan) … 2,681,250 893,750 — — Assistance to the Trucial States … … 64,323 72,715 100,000 100,000 Somali Republic (Grants in Aid) … … — — 1,200,000 1,450,000 Nepal: Economic Aid … … — — 160,000 230,000 Laos: Economic Aid … … — — 81,000 75,000 Gift of Aircraft to Mali, Payment to Ministry of Aviation … … — — — 80,000 Brazil (Loan) … … — — — 1,200,000
II. LOANS UNDER SECTION III OF THE EXPORT GUARANTEES ACT — 1958–59 (actual) 1959–60 (actual) 1960–61 (estimated) 1961–62 (estimated) Iran … … … … … 1,705,000 60,000 — 1st quarter Sudan … … … … … — 2,440,000 1,660,000 — Yugoslavia … … … … … — 1,065,000 1,630,000 55,000