§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the projects in which aid has been given in each of the last three years to the civilian 77W population of other countries by the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force.
Year and area Type of aid Service(s) concerned 1971— East Pakistan … … Refugee relief … RAF Turkey … … Earthquake relief … RAF St. Vincent … … Volcano relief … RN 1972— Oman … … Flood relief … Army, RAF Rodrigues Island … … Cyclone/tidal wave relief … RN South Vietnam … … Refugee relief … RAF Hong Kong … … Rainstorm relief … Army Philippines … … Flood relief … RN, RAF Fiji … … Hurricane relief … RAF Nicaragua … … Earthquake relief … RAF 1973— Southern Sudan … … Famine relief … RAF Nepal … … Famine relief … RAF, Army Algeria … … Flood relief … RAF West Africa … … Famine relief … RAF Phnom Penh … Tents for refugees … RAF Gilbert & Ellice Islands … … Hurricane relief … Army Pakistan … … Flood relief … RAF Pakistan/Bangladesh … … Repatriation … RAF 1974— Ethiopia … … Road building and Famine relief … Army, RAF Niger … … Famine relief … Army, RAF Chad … … Famine relief … RAF