HC Deb 19 March 1970 vol 798 c205W
Mr. Judd

asked the Minister of Overseas Development whether she will make a further statement on the Government's aid programme to Lesotho following recent political events there.

Mrs. Hart

I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave today to a Question by the hon. Member for Haltemprice (Mr. Wall).

BRITISH OFFICIAL ECONOMIC AID 1967 TO 1969
1967 1968 1969*
£000s £000s £000s
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
United Arab Republic (Egypt) 0.9 1.8 29.1
Iraq 22.7 5.3 1.7
Israel
Kuwait 0.3
Lebanon 16.6 3.5 12.1
Saudi Arabia 0.4 0.4 6.6
Syria 55.3 4.9 0.6
JORDAN
Loans 185.0 965.0 1,466.9
Grants 1,850.8 295.8 439.3
Technical Assistance 123.9 181.8 220.0
Total (Jordan) 2,159.7 1,442.6 2,126.2
* Provisional.