HC Deb 23 June 1967 vol 748 cc357-8W
Mr. Arnold Shaw

asked the Minister of Overseas Development what was the cost of aid, loans and gifts by the British Government during the period 1957 to 1967 to Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Syria, respectively.

Mr. Bottomley

The following table shows the totals of loans and grants made during the past ten years in the category of "British official economic aid" as it has been defined since the establishment of the Ministry of Overseas Development in October, 1964.

BRITISH OFFICIAL ECONOMIC AID 1957–58–1966–67*
£'000
Country Grants (including Technical Assistance)† Loans Total
Egypt 9.0 3,623.0 3,632.0
Iraq 72.0 — 72.0
Israel 2.0 — 2.0
Jordan 19,535.0 6,230.0 25,765.0
Kuwait — — —
Lebanon 61.0 — 61.0
Saudi Arabia 1.0 — 1.0
Syria 225.0 — 225.0
Total 19,905.0 9,853.0 29,758.0
* Figures included in respect of 1966–67 are provisional.
† Technical assistance prior to 1961–62 cannot be identified separately.