§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Lord Privy Seal if he proposes increases in the bilateral aid programme to Turkey, or in a United Kingdom contribution to multilateral assistance to Turkey.
§ Mr. Neil MartenWe agreed recently to provide £15 million in the form of a bilateral aid loan as our contribution to the OECD programme of emergency assistance to Turkey. We have also agreed to refinance Turkey's official aid debts falling due between 1 July 1979 and 30 June 1980 at a cost to the aid programme of £3.5 million.
In addition, a further tranche of aid to Turkey through the European Community budget is currently under discussion with the Turks, and the United Kingdom would meet its appropriate share of this.