§ Mr. Huntasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has made to provide further development assistance to The Gambia.
§ Mr. WoodFinancial talks were held in London this year from 26th April to 4th May, and Her Majesty's Government have undertaken to provide development aid of £2 million initially with technical assistance over the period 1971–74, to be applied to specific projects in The Gambia's Development Programme
ST. HELENA 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 £ £ £ £ £ Budgetary Aid … … … … … 195,200 217,700 235,000 257,700 279,000 Technical Assistance … … … … 39,000 37,000 38,000 39,000 35,000 Breakdown Students and Trainees … … … 13,400 12,800 10,900 9,500 9,200 Wholly Financed Expert … … … 2,500 5,100 3,800 100 2,500 Assisted Experts … … … … 21,600 18,600 21,500 25,000 21,600 Equipment … … … … … — — — — 2,000 Land Surveys … … … … 300 800 — — — Consultancies … … … … 1,000 — 2,000 3,900 — Colonial Development and Welfare Scheme Disbursements section 1 (Grants) … … … … 100,400 128,900 84,700 100,900 106,900 section 1 (Loans) … … … … 6,400 4,100 4,000 5,400 8,100 From 1st April, 1971, disbursements under the Colonial Development and Welfare Scheme were replaced by Development Aid. St. Helena's Development Aid allocation was £100,000 in 1970–71 and is £80,000 for the current financial year. A special allocation for the improvement of the existing water supply system was made in 1971. Disbursements on this scheme were £10,000 in 1970–71. £89,000 in 1971–72 and an estimated £14,000 in 1972–73. 126W
Major projects approved under C.D. and W. Scheme from 1966 to 1970 £ Construction of road to Ruperts Bay … … … … … … … … 6,000 Construction and enlargement of houses … … … … … … … 19,000 Purchase of wharf crane … … … … … … … … … … 25,160 Reconstruction of Rock Rose Road … … … … … … … … 8,000 Agricultural education … … … … … … … … … … 11,648 Agricultural development … … … … … … … … … 35,826 Construction and enlargement of dwellings … … … … … … … 9,842 Home for children in need of care and protection … … … … … … 5,946 Establishment of schools broadcasting station … … … … … … 5,840 Assistance towards 1967 housing programme … … … … … … … 13,550 Reconstruction of Jamestown Sea Wall … … … … … … … 11,050 Development of electricity supplies … … … … … … … … 15,500 Development of electricity supplies … … … … … … … … 6,500 Construction of road to Thompson's Hill … … … … … … … 9,000 Improvement of water supplies at Briars and Ruperts Bay … … … … … 7,500 Road construction … … … … … … … … … … 9,000 Housing construction at Half Tree Hollow … … … … … … … 6,000 Housing construction at Jamestown … … … … … … … … 15,000 Construction of Sandy Bay Road … … … … … … … … 17,600 Major projects approved wider Development Aid since April. 1970-March, 1971, under general allocation Road construction (Sandy Bay) … … … … … … … … … 12,000 construction of flats, Jamestown … … … … … … … … 15,000 Development of electricity services … … … … … … … … 12,000 Half Tree Hollow housing … … … … … … … … … 7,000 1971–74. The aid will be in the form of a 25-year interest-free loan for each of The Gambian financial years in that period. An agreement for the 1971–72 loan of £930,000 was signed in Bathurst on 8th November.