§ Mr. Russell Kerrasked the Minister of Overseas Development whether there has been any further extension of the Commonwealth Development Corporation's area of operation.
§ Mrs. HartOn 5th March 1975 I said, in reply to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Derby, South (Mr. Johnson)—[Vol. 887, c. 454.]—that subject to successful negotiations I would be prepared to agree to CDC's participation in an oil palm project designed to benefit smallholders in Papua New Guinea. That project is now well under way, and I have agreed to a request by CDC for authority to extend its operations in Papua New Guinea; the Corporation will be considering proposals for investment in a variety of activities, particularly in projects for the production and processing of renewable natural resources.