HC Deb 17 July 1978 vol 954 cc36-7W
Sir Bernard Braine

asked the Minister of Overseas Development (1) what particular development projects have been financially assisted by Her Majesty's Government since February 1967 in the island of St. Christopher; and how many of these projects have been completed;

(2) what particular development projects have been financially assisted by Her Majesty's Government since February 1967 in the island of Nevis; and how many of these projects have been completed;

(3) what particular development projects have been financially assisted by Her Majesty's Government since February 1967 in the island of Anguilla; and how many of these projects have been completed;

(4) what is the total value of aid provided by countries other than the United Kingdom since February 1967 to the Associated State of St. Christopher-Nevis Anguilla;

(5) what particular development projects (a) on the island of St. Christopher, (b) on Nevis and (c) on Anguilla have, since February 1967, received financial assistance from countries other than the United Kingdom; and how many of these projects have been completed;

(6) what is the value of aid provided by Her Majesty's Government for the enlargement and improvement of the airfield on the island of St. Christopher since February 1967;

(7) what is the value of aid provided by Her Majesty's Government for the enlargement and improvement of the airfield on the island of Nevis since February 1967;

(8) what is the value of aid provided by Her Majesty's Government for the enlargement and improvement of the airfield on the island of Anguilla since February 1967.

Mr. Tomlinson

, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 22nd June 1978; Vol. 952, c. 285–6], gave the following information:

Records of British aid to St. Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla from 1967 do not permit classification of expenditure or projects for each island, except in respect of Anguilla for which separate figures are available from 1973.

From 1967 to 1972 gross expenditure was as follows:

Year St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla
1967 91
1968 182
1969 10
1970 277
1971 1,171
1972 1,626

From 1973 it has been as follows:

Year St. Kitts-Nevis Anguilla
1973 1,115 320
1974 951 378
1975 339 220
1976 723 230
1977 510 281

260 projects were approved in 1967 to 1977. Of these, 156 have been cornpleted—72 in Anguilla since separate records have been kept—and 84 are still being implemented, 22 of which are in Anguilla.

Identifiable expenditure on airfield development included £550,000 for St. Kitts and £335,000 for Anguilla.

We have no records of other bilateral donors' projects for these islands. Canadian aid amounted to US $0,000 in the three years 1974–76. Other sources of aid include the Caribbean Development Bank and the European Development Fund.

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