§ Dr. Alan Glynasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what assistance he has offered to the Ghana Government following the recent floods in Ghana.
§ Mr. SandysExceptional flooding in the Volta River area cut off land communications between the south and the north of Ghana. To assist the Ghana authorities in getting supplies to the inhabitants of the Northern and Upper Regions, Her Majesty's Government made a Hastings aircraft of Royal Air Force Transport Command available for four weeks during September and October.
Parliament will be asked in due course to approve a Supplementary Estimate of some £4,000 to cover the cost of this service.