§ Mr. Longdenasked the Minister of Overseas Development (1) what was the total value of the aid in cash and kind given by this country to Uganda in 1963, or in the nearest convenient year; through what agencies in Uganda such aid is channelled; what are the objectives of this aid; whether she is satisfied that these objectives are being fully achieved; how many Britons were in the employment of the Government of Uganda on Independence Day; and how many are today;
(2) what was the total value of the aid in cash and kind given by this country to Cyprus in 1963, or in the nearest convenient year; through what agencies in Cyprus such aid is channelled; what are the objectives of this aid; whether she is satisfied that these objectives are being fully achieved; how many Britons were in the employment of the Government of Cyprus on Independence Day; and how many are today;
121W(3) what was the total value of the aid in cash and kind given by this country to Malawi in 1963, or in the nearest convenient year; through what agencies in Malawi such aid is channelled; what are the objectives of this aid; whether she is satisfied that these objectives are being fully achieved; how many Britons were in the employment of the Government of Malawi on Independence Day; and how many are today;
(4) what was the total value of the aid in cash and kind given by this country to Zambia in 1963, or in the nearest convenient year; through what agencies in Zambia such aid is channelled; what are the objectives of this aid; whether she is satisfied that these objectives are being fully achieved; how many Britons were in the employment of the Government of Zambia on Independence Day; and how many are today.
§ Mrs. CastleThe following table shows the total value of bilateral economic aid disbursed by Her Majesty's Government in 1963 to Uganda, Cyprus, Malawi and
Country Bilateral Economic Aid Number of Britons in Government employment Loans Grants* At Independence Now £ thousand £ thousand Uganda† … … … 2,242 3,491 1,430 1,140 Zambia … … … 1,750‡ 491 3,000 3,000 Malawi§ … … … 870 5,057 805 805 Cyprus … … … 156 2,507 ║ Nil * Including technical assistance in so far as it can be evaluated, but excluding expenditure on educational and training activities by the British Council. † Uganda, with Tanganyika and Kenya, also benefited equally from the aid given to the East African Common Services Organisation, mainly in respect of East African Railways and Harbours. Disbursements in 1963 amounted to: Grants: £3,171,000 Loans: £1,231,000. ‡ Includes £1,000,000 advanced to the Commonwealth Development Corporation § Includes emergency assistance. ║ The figure is not available, but there were very few, if any.