§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Minister of Power whether, in considering the National Coal Board's application for opencast mining in North Warwickshire, he will take into account the proven reserves of water found in the Warwickshire coalfield strata, which represents an adequate water supply.
Pensions paid to former British officials and their widows British Government Bilateral Economic Aid (Provisional) £ thousand Grants £ thousands Loans £ thousands Barbados … 19 146 — Botswana … 46 4,744 87 Ceylon … 211 236 4,540 Cyprus … 73 103 — East African Community … 175 2,366 1,775 East African Posts and Telegraphs … 184 — — East African Railways and Harbours … 452 — — Gambia … 57 362 374 Ghana … 588 457 2,831 Guyana … 64 660 442 Jamaica … 47 224 — Kenya … 1,520 4,109 5,049 Lesotho … 55 3,919 119 Malaysia including Sarawak and Sabah … 1,482 3,795 — Malta … 6 4,562 1,750 Malawi … 359 5,334 2,940 Mauritius … 49 2,071 950 Nigeria … 1,864 2,115 2,209 Sierra Leone … 193 260 731 Singapore … 376 163 — Tanzania … 1,277 1,245 173 Trinidad … 73 127 254 Uganda … 754 1,927 1,330 Zambia … 828 3,584 652 Most of the countries listed pay widows and orphans pensions under separate schemes, and many of these schemes are contributory and some are funded. It would not be possible to divide payments as between official and private contributions.
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§ Mr. FreesonAs I stated yesterday [Vol. 768, c.97] in my reply to my hon. Friend, no such application has been received. If the Board were to submit one, all relevant factors would be taken into account before a decision was reached.