§ LORD BARNBYasked Her Majesty's Government:
The amount of interest-free loans to overseas countries presently outstanding, and their allocation by countries; also the total of advances and loans
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SCHEDULE A AMOUNT OF INTEREST FREE LOANS TO OVERSEA COUNTRIES AT PRESENT OUTSTANDING Territory Date of Issue Amount Issued Amount Repaid Balance of Loan Total Balance O/S £ £ £ £ Jamaica Prior to 1 April, 1946 240,000 72,000 168,000 643,631 1 Jan., 1948 1,121,428 1,007,197 114,231 Between 1951 and 1957 300,000 183,260 116,740 Mona 1962 Dam 143,500 — 143,500 Mona 1962 Dam 260,000 158,840 101,160 Kenya 26 May, 1965 1,517,000 — 1,517,000 4,687,000 5 June, 1964 3,070,000 — 3,070,000 24 Nov., 1965 100,000 — 100,000 E.A.C.S.O. 3 Dec., 1962 1,372,000 — 1,372,000 3,560,255 19 Dec., 1963 981,255 — 981,255 7 Dec., 1964 1,147,000 — 1,147,000 10 Feb., 1965 60,000 — 60,000 Gambia 4 Dec., 1963 32,500 — 32,500 72,500 13 April, 1964 5,000 — 5,000 31 Dec., 1964 30,000 — 30,000 8 April, 1965 5,000 — 5,000 Malaya and Singapore Joint Between Oct., 1953 and Sept., 1955 15,536,667 8,278,237 7,258,430 7,258,430 Singapore Between 17 Mar., 1954 and 13 June, 1956 204,167 87,667 116,500 116,500 Malawi 5 Dec., 1960 58,894 58,894 2,532,305 8 Mar., 1961 193,529 193,529 29 Mar., 1961 22,577 22,577 15 Mar., 1962 247,000 247,000 23 Aug., 1962 23,352 23,352 6 Dec., 1962 4,461 4,461 11 Feb., 1963 31,187 31,187 10 May, 1963 11,305 11,305 29 Mar., 1952 1,340,000 650,000 690,000 1 Nov., 1963 400,000 400,000 16 June, 1964 100,000 100,000 15 Oct., 1964 300,000 300,000 5 May, 1965 100,000 100,000 3 Nov., 1965 350,000 350,000 Tanzania 29 Sept., 1961 1,000,000 1,000,000 11 April, 1962 85,340 85,340 2 July, 1962 900,000 900,000 29 Mar., 1963 127,451 127,451 28 June, 1963 60,000 60,000 1 July, 1963 900,000 900,000 24 Mar., 1964 150,000 150,000 27 June,1964 30,000 30,000 1 July, 1964 950,000 950,000 3 Mar., 1965 68,000 68,000 1 July, 1965 929,000 929,000 30 Aug., 1958 150,000 111,000 39,000 made since 1955 to the following countries: Tanzania, Malawi, Kenya, Zambia.
§ LORD WALSTONThe total amounts of interest-free loans to overseas countries and the sums outstanding are given in the Schedule A. Schedule B shows the grants and loans and the value of technical assistance given since 1955 to each of the four countries named.
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Territory Date of Issue Amount Issued Amount Repaid Balance of Loan Total Balance O/S £ £ £ £ Uganda 25 April, 1962 460,000 460,000 3,509,300 25 May, 1962 399,300 399,300 21 Feb., 1963 780,000 780,000 17 Mar., 1964 750,000 750,000 25 Nov., 1964 450,000 450,000 8 April, 1965 370,000 370,000 29 June, 1965 100,000 100,000 8 Nov., 1965 200,000 200,000 Zambia 11 Dec., 1964 750,000 750,000 1,450,783 28 June, 1965 563,000 563,000 7 Jan., 1954 137,783 137,783 Aden 30 Jan., 1961 6,100 3,833 2,267 2,267 British Honduras Between 24 Mar., 1959 and 29 Nov., 1962 42,500 10,175 32,325 59,825 24 Mar., 1959 27,500 — 27,500 Cayman Islands 10 Mar., 1960 10,000 1,000 9,000 9,000 Gibraltar 15 Sept., 1949 250,000 200,000 50,000 50,000 Grenada 13 Dec., 1959/28 Mar., 1960 21,250 7,083 14,167 19,307 13 Dec., 1961/15 Mar., 1963 29 July, 1963 6,425 1,285 5,140 Hong Kong 16 Nov., 1953 to 7 Feb., 1958 46,850 40,000 6,850 6,850 St. Kitts 16 Aug., 1962 to 1 Aug., 1965 4,421 1,542 2,879 2,879 St. Lucia 17 Mar., 1955 to 17 Feb., 1956 8,000 — 8,000 8,000 Malta 7 Mar, 1960 3,000 977 2,023 2,023 India 19 Nov., 1965 2,510,084 2,510,084 3,192,541 24 Nov., 1965 360,002 360,002 29 Nov., 1965 322,455 322,455 £33,236,283 10,814,096 22,422,187
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SCHEDULE B BRITISH GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC AID TO CERTAIN AFRICAN TERRITORIES £000's Financial Years 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 Tanzania (Tanganyika and Zanzibar) Financial Aid Grants 1,152 1,316 1,091 1,463 1,459 Loans 300 75 345 375 550 Technical Assistance (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) Total 1,452 1,391 1,436 1,838 2,009 Kenya Financial Aid Grants 12,041 6,103 3,034 2,088 1,654 Loans 4,755 1,080 2,250 1,225 2,445 Technical Assistance (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) Total 16,796 7,183 5,284 3,313 4,099 Malawi Financial Aid Grants 882 290 503 292 321 Loans — 50 418 665 16 Technical Assistance (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) Total 882 340 921 957 337 Zambia Financial Aid Grants 139 114 — 275 366 Loans 35 Cr. 15 — 23 25 Technical Assistance (a) (a) — (a) (a) Total 174 99 — 298 391
£000's Financial Years 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 Malawi and Zambia Financial Aid Grants — — — — — Loans — — — — — Technical Assistance — — — — — Total — — — — — Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Financial Aid Grants 332 617 332 114 262 Loans 700 3,100 — 900 — Technical Assistance (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) Total 1,032 3,717 332 1,014 262
£000's Financial Years 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 provisional Tanzania (Tanganyika and Zanzibar) Financial Aid Grants 1,925 3,003 4,799 1,535 1,350 Loans 2,000 3,925 2,563 3,021 3,058 Technical Assistance (a) 2,978 2,696 2,926 2,919 Total 3,925 9,906 10,058 7,482 7,327 Kenya Financial Aid Grants 1,183 8,559 5,650 4,291 4,554 Loans 8,434 4,000 4,495 7,147 10,239 Technical Assistance (a) 2,694 2,147 3,824 2,991 Total 9,617 15,253 12,292 15,262 17,784 Malawi Financial Aid Grants 1,816 2,177 1,467 5,096 7,451 Loans 341 1,913 384 2,966 1,485 Technical Assistance (a) 346 562 1,112 1,158 Total 2,157 4,436 2,413 9,174 10,094 Zambia Financial Aid Grants 245 584 350 Cr.–52 3,412 Loans — — 1,000 2,952 800 Technical Assistance (a) 341 271 994 1,786 Total 245 925 1,601 3,894 5,998 Malawi and Zambia Financial Aid Grants — — 192 172 — Loans — — — — — Technical Assistance — 12 15 25 — Total — 12 207 197 — Fereration of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Financial Aid Grants 574 207 164 — 1,037(b) Loans — 12,050 813 2,163 — Technical Assistance (a) — — — 18 Total 574 12,257 977 2,163 1,055 (a) Included in grants. (b) Includes £960,000 dissolution costs and £77,000 C.D. & W. Grants for the University of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. House adjourned at fourteen minutes past seven o'clock.
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