§ Mr. Paul Deanasked the Minister of Overseas Development whether she will specify the main items in Her Majesty's Government's bilateral aid programme with the Ivory Coast.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe programme comprises, under capital aid a loan agreement for £250,000 signed in December 1977 which will be used to purchase agricultural equipment. Under technical co-operation we are providing in 1978–79 four English language teaching experts, and 32 training awards, most of which are for English courses but some are reserved for civil aviation and mining. In addition a small capital grant of £100,000 has been offered for the construction and equipping of an English language unit which would be staffed by British experts provided through the aid programme.
Other aid includes the provision of English language teaching films for the University of Abidjan and Ivorian Television, and a Landrover ambulance for rural areas.