§ Mr. Longdenasked the Minister of Overseas Development (1) what was the total value of the aid in cash and in kind given by this country to Ceylon in 1963, or in the nearest convenient year; through what agencies in Ceylon 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 Ceylon on Independence Day; and how many are today;
(2) what was the total value of the aid in cash and in kind given by this country to Nigeria in 1963, or in the nearest convenient year; through what agencies in Nigeria 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 Nigeria on Independence Day; and how many are today;
(3) what was the total value of the aid in cash and in kind given by this country to Ghana in 1963, or in the nearest convenient year; through what agencies in Ghana 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 Ghana on Independence Day; and how many are today;
(4) what was the total value of the aid in cash and in kind given by this country 89W to Kenya in 1963, or the nearest convenient year; through what agencies in Kenya 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 Kenya on Independence Day; and how many are today;
(5) what was the total value of the aid in cash and in kind given by this country to Tanganyika in 1963, or in the nearest convenient year; through what agencies in Tanganyika 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 Tanganyika on Independence Day; and how many are today.
§ Mrs. CastleThe following table shows the total value of bilateral economic aid disbursed by this country in 1963 to Ceylon, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Tanganyika. It excludes military aid, British private investment in those countries, and aid received by them from the various international aid-giving institutions to whose funds Britain makes sub-
Country Bilateral Economic Aid Number of Britons in Government Employment Loans Grants* At Independence Now £ thousand £ thousand Ceylon … … 700 115 86 Nil Nigeria … … 723 751 3,800 1,920 Ghana … … 1,003 171 1,136 171 Kenya† … … 7,636 8,756 3,114 2,195 Tanganyika†; … … 1,928 3,965 2,170 1,100 *Including technical assistance in so far as it can be evaluated, but excluding expenditure on educational and training activities by the British Council. † Tanganyika and Kenya, together with Uganda, 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.