HC Deb 06 July 1965 vol 715 c190W
33. Mr. Cordle

asked the Minister of Overseas Development how much of the financial grant allocated to the Gambia for 1964–65 has been made available to date; and if she will make a statement.

Mrs. Castle

The financial grants allocated to the Gambia Government for 1964–65 totalled £1,061,000. This sum was made up of a budgetary grant-in-aid of £365,000 and a grant of £696,000 towards development. Of these amounts all but £860 of the grant-in-aid has been disbursed.

In addition to these grants, loans of £65,000 towards the Gambia Government's share of the compensation scheme for overseas officers and of the cost of their commuted pensions were also made, and these were fully disbursed.