§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Minister for Overseas Development if he intends to provide any technical co-operation for Mozambique by means of the Commonwealth Fund for Mozambique.
§ Mr. PrenticeTechnical co-operation will be provided multilaterally in the466W form of a contribution to the Commonwealth Fund for Mozambique, which is administered by the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation, for 30 per cent. of its expenditure up to a limit of £300,000. A sum of £90,000 will shortly be advanced to this fund to meet expected initial disbursements. Parliamentary approval to this new service will be sought in a Supplementary Estimate for the Overseas Aid Vote. Pending that approval, the necessary expenditure will be met by a repayable advance from the Contingencies Fund.