§ 20. Mr. Prenticeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the number and value of foreign aid projects which now take the form of tied aid linked to goods which are produced in areas of local unemployment in the United Kingdom; and what plans are being drawn up to expand this type of aid for the mutual benefit of the underdeveloped countries and areas of unemployment in Great Britain.
§ Mr. MaudlingIt is not possible to measure the extent to which our aid programme benefits, directly or indirectly, the areas of above average unemployment. The possibility of matching the needs of developing countries with surplus industrial capacity in this country is, however, taken into account as far as possible in considering aid proposals.