HC Deb 26 March 1979 vol 965 cc7-8W
Mr. Onslow

asked the Minister of Overseas Development what principal projects are expected to be financed by the additional £32.5 million United Kingdom aid committed to Tanzania in 1978, by the additional £29.25 million United Kingdom aid committed to Zambia in 1978, by the additional £25.5 million United Kingdom aid committed to Jamaica in 1978, and by the additional £91.15 million United Kingdom aid committed to Bangladesh in 1978, respectively.

Mrs. Hart

New commitments to Zambia and Jamaica in 1978 were entirely in respect of programme aid. In addition to programme aid to Tanzania, new commitments there included projects in grain storage, rural health, dairying and water supply. In Bangladesh, where the revised figure for new commitments in 1978 is £77 million, provision was made for both programme aid and projects in railway rehabilitation and the tea sector.