§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Laos will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodThe provision of equipment and experts for Radio Laos, and of English language teaching experts; and the establishment of a Plant Protection Centre.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodOur aid programmes in Lesotho, Botswana and Swaziland consist of a large number of mostly small projects covering the full range of each country's economy. In Lesotho the main projects in financial terms are the provision of a stockpile of medicinal drugs, road-making plant and buildings for a maternity wing at Lesotho's single major hospital.
In Botswana the main projects in financial terms are the regrading of sectors of the North/South road, government offices and expansion of facilities at the Government's Agricultural College. In Swaziland the main projects so far approved include provision for infra-structural work in the Mapsapa Industrial Estate, for a cattle breeding station in the Lowveld, and for British contract officers' housing. Further applications are expected, covering particularly agricultural and livestock development and the education sector.
We also have wide-ranging technical assistance programmes in all three countries, covering the provision of training personnel and studies of various kinds.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Zambia will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodThe main projects are
256WSupplementation of British staff.Training of Zambian students in Britain, and other technical assistance.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Malawi will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodThe main projects are the development of the University campus, the construction of Monkey Bay Road, telecommunications, railway rehabilitation, housing and water development, and afforestation. We also provide Malawi with a wide range of technical assistance.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Uganda will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodThe main projects are:
- Trunk road development.
- Tick eradication programme.
- Seed multiplication scheme.
- Re-equipment and expansion of cotton ginneries.
- Supplementation of British staff.
- Training of Uganda students in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Tanzania will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Kenya will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodThe main projects are:
- Land transfer.
- Land purchase for settlement.
- Land consolidation.
- Rural development.
- Mumias sugar scheme.
- Equipment for the Mombasa television project.
- Supplementation of British staff.
- Training of Kenyan students in Britain, and other technical assistance.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main 257W projects upon which British aid to Gambia will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodOur capital aid is being spent on projects in the infrastructure—including electricity and communications —and in agricultural extension and development. Our comprehensive technical assistance programme also includes a major survey of the land resources.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Sierra Leone will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodMost of the capital aid expenditure will be incurred on the construction of a road between Taiama and Bo in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Our comprehensive technical assistance programme also includes the provision of an agricultural planning team of six experts.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which Britain aid to Ghana will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodDisbursement of the balance of the 1971 £2 million commodity loan continues. Our comprehensive technical assistance programme also includes a number of major consultancies.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Indonesia will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodA textile mill in central Java, a power station in Bali, marine navigation aids and aircraft engines and parts. Also a wide range of essential imports under programme aid and irrigation and hydrological studies, training courses in Britain and management training in Indonesia under technical assistance.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Malaysia will be expended in the present financial year.
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§ Mr. WoodThe main projects are as follow:—
- Equipment for the public sector.
- Port Dickson power station—generating equipment.
- Technical assistance (consultancy services).
- Equipment for technical education.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Singapore will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodThe main projects are:—
Capital Aid
Technical training. Assistance with the provision of buildings and equipment for vocational and technical institutions.Roads. Reimbursement of a proportion of the cost of major road improvements.Lifts. Provision of lifts for high-rise housing.Reorganisation of public transport. Financing the provision of buses, minibuses and taxis.Facing Brick Factory. Provision of plant and equipment from Britain.Equipment for public and private industry.Jurong Power Station. Provision of piping, switchgear transformers and consultancy services.Technical Assistance
Consultancies to plan the Jurong town centre and the hospital modernisation programme.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Turkey will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodA steel pipes plant at Kirikalle, near Ankara, a polyethylene plant at Yarimca, near Izmit, the Bosphorus Bridge, and fertiliser plants at Iskenderun and Yarimca.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Jordan will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodThe main projects are the Irbid electricity transmission, Aqaba Airport, Amman electricity supply, Amman University/hospital water supply, and 259W Kerak-Hasa groundwater irrigation. Two further projects have just been approved: Irbid electricity generation and excavation equipment for phosphate production.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to British Honduras will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodThe main projects are
Western Highway—road realigning and surfacing.29-bed hospital at Orange Walk.Environmental improvements Belmopan.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to Sri Lanka will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodA water supply scheme at Galle; and a Crumb rubber factory together with a central rubber specification laboratory.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the main projects upon which British aid to India will be expended in the present financial year.
§ Mr. WoodThe greater part of British aid to India will be given in non-project form. The main projects are three fertiliser plants at Kandla/Kalol, Tuticorin and Mangalore; a products tanker for the Great Eastern Shipping Company of India and a Naphtha Cracker at the Koyali Petrochemicals complex.