§ Mr. Newensasked the Minister for Overseas Development (1) what provisions have been made to provide each of the countries of the ASEAN Alliance, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, with technical assistance; what sums are involved in each case; and how many trainees have benefited in each case for each year since 1973;
(2) what is the value of the economic aid which has been provided by Her Majesty's Government to each of the members of the ASEAN Alliance, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, for each year from 1973 to the present.
§ Mr. JuddThe information sought in my hon. Friend's two Questions for the years 1973, 1974 and 1975 is given in the two tables below. Complete figures for 1976 are not yet available.
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UNITED KINGDOM AID TO MEMBER COUNTRIES OF ASEAN GROSS DISBURSEMENTS £000 Technical co-operation Capital aid Total TC Students and Trainees Assisted Persons Wholly financed overseas Research Consultancies Equipment Surveys Advisers Other Grants Loans Total aid 1973 Indonesia … 634 212 — 114 — 297 8 — 1 1 4 7,510 8,148 Malaysia … 1,920 367 426 193 CR 12 945 1 — CR 0 — 57 2,848 4,825 Philippines … 135 123 — 2 — 9 0 — — — — — 135 Singapore … 508 134 8 236 16 115 — — CR 0 — 347 6,509 7,364 Thailand … 612 220 — 130 — 247 13 — — 2 — 547 1,159 Total … 3,809 1,056 434 675 4 1,613 22 — 1 3 408 17,414 21,631 1974 Indonesia … 790 212 — 117 — 365 95 — 1 1 — 8,076 8,866 Malaysia … 1,715 462 315 292 10 610 25 — 2 — 44 3,693 5,452 Philippines … 190 161 — 10 1 15 1 — 2 0 — — 190 Singapore … 410 148 18 226 17 — 0 — — 2 58 4,001 4,470 Thailand … 678 223 — 138 3 308 5 — 2 — — 1,971 2,649 Total … 3,783 1,206 333 783 31 1,298 126 — 7 3 102 17,741 21,627 1975 Indonesia … 1,413 322 — 359 — 597 100 28 4 1 389 4,975 6,777 Malaysia … 1,903 525 446 478 18 407 24 — 4 0 — 5,186 7,089 Philippines … 241 134 — 30 1 60 8 4 1 3 — — 241 Singapore … 349 158 16 147 27 0 0 — CR 1 1 1 — 350 Thailand … 509 283 — 170 2 29 12 — 11 3 — 1,953 2,462 Total … 4,415 1,422 462 1,184 48 1,093 144 32 19 8 390 12,114 16,919 Notes:
(1) Discrepancies between totals and their constituent parts are due to rounding.
(2) 0 equals less than £500.
(3) —equals nil.
(4) CR equals net recovery of over-issue.
(5) Loans include investments by the Commonwealth Development Corporation.
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STUDENTS AND TRAINEES FROM OVERSEAS FINANCED UNDER TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION Students Trainees Total 1973— Indonesia … 113 128 241 Malaysia … 336 244 580 Philippines … 54 91 145 Singapore … 162 57 219 Thailand … 180 75 255 845 595 1,440 1974— Indonesia … 126 92 218 Malaysia … 376 249 625 Philippines … 50 72 122 Singapore … 173 46 219 Thailand … 195 62 257 920 521 1,441 1975— Indonesia … 154 75 229 Malaysia … 386 178 564 Philippines … 54 38 92 Singapore … 183 34 217 Thailand … 201 63 264 978 388 1,366