HC Deb 05 December 1966 vol 737 cc230-1W
Mr. Bryant Godman Irvine

asked the Minister of Overseas Development what Exchequer advances in respect of Caribbean countries have been made since 1945 to the Commonwealth Development Corporation.

Mr. Oram

The then Colonial Development Corporation was established in 1948. Relevant advances to date have been as follows:

EXCHEQUER ADVANCES TO THE COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN RESPECT OF CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES IN 1948/49–1955/66
£ million
Bahamas 1.6
Barbados 0.7
Honduras (Br.) 1.2
Jamaica 9.0
Trinidad 2.8
Antigua, St. Kitts, Montserrat and Virgin Islands (Br.) 0.1 (a)
Grenada, Dominica, St. Lucia and St. Vincent 0.8
West Indies General 0.3
Guyana (formerly Guiana Br.) 5.8
Total 22.3

Note—(a) Includes advances towards a common project shared by Antigua, Grenada and St. Lucia.

Mr. Bryant Godman Irvine

asked the Minister of Overseas Development what disbursements of British Government bilateral economic aid have been made to Caribbean countries since 1945.

DISBURSEMENTS OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT BILATERAL ECONOMIC AID* TO CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES 1945–46 TO 1965–66
£ million
Grants Technical Assistance§ Total Loans* Gross Total Economic Aid* Outstanding for Repayment at 31st March, 1966* Notional Repayment of Capital*‡ Net Total Economic Aid*§
America (Central and Southern)
Bahamas 0.1 — 0.1 — — 0.1
Barbados 2.7 — 2.7 — — 2.7
Cayman Is. 0.2 — 0.2 — — 0.2
Honduras (British) 130 0.8 13.8 0.7 0.1 13.7
Jamaica 21.7 3.7 25.4 1.5 2.2 23.2
Trinidad and Tobago 5.8 0.6 6.4 — 0.6 5.8
Turks and Caicos Is. 1.0 0.1 1.1 — — 1.1
Antigua, St. Kitts, Montserrat and Virgin Is. (British) 11.5 0.1 11.6 0.1 Cr. 0.1 11.6
Grenada, Dominica, St. Lucia and St. Vincent 21.6 1.7 23.3 1.4 0.3 23.0
West Indies General 9.1 0.6 9.7 — 0.6 9.1
Guyana (formerly Guiana British) 13.8 14.6 28.4 12.9 1.8 26.6
TOTAL 100.5 22.2 122.7 16.6 5.5 116.6

Notes:

—Means nil or less than £50,000; totals may not add due to roundings.

* Exchequer Advances to the Commonwealth Development Corporation have been excluded from this table.

† Technical Assistance prior to 1961–62 cannot be reported separately by country.

‡That is, total loans, less sum outstanding for repayment: the result would not take account of any loans converted to grants or repayments written off: it excludes repayment of loan money issued before 1st April, 1945.

§ That is, net of notional repayment of capital.