HC Deb 21 January 1969 vol 776 cc60-1W
Mr. Judd

asked the Minister of Overseas Development what special assistance he is providing to the Government of Botswana to develop the country's mineral resources.

Mr. Prentice

We are financing British consultancies in the fields of mining, mining taxation, and town planning, in connection with the Botswana Government's plans for the development of its mineral resources.

We are also providing grants totalling £16,158 in 1968–69 towards the development of the Botswana Geological Survey Department.

Further assistance for the Geological Department and for the construction of facilities in North-Eastern Botswana in connection with the new mineral developments there are now being considered from our allocation of aid to Botswana for 1969–70.