§ Mr. Litterickasked the Minister of Overseas Development what is the value and nature of economic and/or technical aid given by Her Majesty's Government to the Government of Paraguay during each of the three latest complete years for which this information is available.
§ Mr. PrenticeThere is no United Kingdom bilateral capital aid to Paraguay, although in October 1971 a loan of £2 million for a hydroelectric scheme was made available from United Kingdom trust funds administered by the Inter American Development Bank. By the end of 1975–76, £1,385,000 of this had been disbursed.
A technical co-operation agreement was signed with the Government of Paraguay in February 1972. During the last three completed financial years expenditure has been as follows:
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1973–74 £35,000 1974–75 £58,000 1975–76 £121,000 This expenditure has been concentrated almost exclusively on renewable natural resources—livestock and small farms. A total of six long-term technical cooperation officers were appointed during the three years in question, and there were two or three Paraguayans on training courses in the United Kingdom during each year.