§ 53. Mr. Carter-Jones asked the Minister of Overseas Development how much was granted in aid to St. Lucia in each of the past five years; and how much is intended to be spent over the next five years.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe figures are shown below. In 1976 we provided £2.76 millions.
Our firm planning extends only three years ahead, but we would expect to allocate about £1 million a year to St. Lucia over this period.
Disbursements for the calendar years 1973–76 are as follows:
£000 (net) 1973 1,302 1974 1,783 1975 2,812 1976 2,761 Comparable figures for 1977 are not yet available: for January-September 1977 the provisional total is £596,000.