§ Mr. Wallasked the Minister of Overseas Development if he will list all Rhodesian development projects for which grants were agreed and which have now been cancelled or suspended, giving the project and amount of grant.
§ Mr. GreenwoodThe list below shows all the development projects operative at the time of the illegal declaration of independence for which grants had been agreed but had not been wholly disbursed, together with the amounts actually issued before I.D.I. The unissued balances amounting to £98,743, together with about £204,000 not yet allocated to specific projects, are being held in suspense pending further consideration.
2. Her Majesty's Government had also agreed to contribute £800,000 towards the proposed new teaching hospital in Salisbury and, as my predecessor informed the hon. Member in reply to a Question on the 21st December, action on this must follow the general decision to cease aid to Rhodesia.
51W3. As regards research grants I would refer the hon. Member to the Answers
LIST OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Scheme No. Purpose Grant Issued Balance University College £ £ £ D.3077 … Staff dousing, library books, equipment, Students Union, Science building, Agricultural Laboratories 136,000 123,053 12,947 D.3747 … Science Block extension, Halls of Residence extension library books, equipment, site works 180,325 180,250 75 D.3771 … Construction of staff houses 40,750 40,287 463 D.4255 … Extension of Women's Hall of Residence 78,750 77,070 1,680 D.4298 … Extension of Manfred Hodson Hall of Residence 266,000 258,251 7,749 D.4445 … Provision of staff housing 28,000 27,050 950 D.4596 … College Farm 5,250 4,970 280 D.4614 … Equipment and apparatus 50,000 47,656 2,344 D.4616 … Hall of Residence—furniture and equipment 40,250 37,688 2,562 D.5065 … Site works 37,500 25,625 1,875 D.5238 … Library books and equipment 44,000 39,000 5,000 D.5261 … Extension to Physics Department 40,000 38,182 1,818 D.5327 … Education Wing (Arts Extension) 60,000 58,000 2,000 D.5670 … Completion of main portion of Students Union complex 110,000 81,000 29,000 D.5922 … Extension to Agricultural Department 30,000 Nil 30,000 1,146,825 98,743