Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu

HC Deb 10 July 1981 vol 8 cc233-4W

Sir Bernard Braine

asked the Lord Privy Seal what grants in aid and loans have been made by Her Majesty's Government to Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu in each of the years 1978, 1979 and 1980 and have been agreed for 1981 and any subsequent years, shown separately, in (i) money terms, (ii) on a per capita basis and (iii) as a proportion of gross national product.

Mr. Neil Marten

[pursuant to his reply, 1 July 1981, c. 388]: The data for the years 1978–80 inclusive is:

		*Total	Project aid	Budgetary aid	TC
(i) In money terms (£ million)
Kiribati	1978	3.5	2.3	—	1.2
	1979	2.6	1.5	—	1.1
	1980	5.9	3.0	1.0	1.9
Solomon Islands	1978	10.4	6.4	1.2	2.8
	1979	7.4	3.8	0.8	2.7
	1980	10.0	6.2	0.3	3.4
Tuvalu	1978	1.0	0.9	—	0.1
	1979	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.2
	1980	1.3	0.4	0.6	0.2
(ii) per capita (£)
Kiribati†	1978	63	41	—	21
	1979	46	26	—	19
	1980	102	52	17	33
Solomon Islands†	1978	49	30	6	13
	1979	34	17	4	12
	1980	44	27	1	15
Tuvalu‡	1978	143	129	—	14
	1979	157	71	57	29
	1980	186	57	86	29
(iii) as proportion of GNP (per cent.)**
Kiribati	1978	13	9	—	5
	1979	14	8	—	6
Solomon Islands††	1978	22	14	3	6
	1979	16	8	2	6
Tuvalu‡‡	1978	63	56	—	6
	1979	73	33	27	13
* Figures are rounded.
† 1980 population data for Kiribati and Solomon Islands estimated.
‡ All population data for Tuvalu estimated.
** GNP figures not available after 1979.
†† GNP for Solomon Islands estimated for 1979.
‡‡ GNP for Tuvalu estimated for 1978 and 1979.

Aid in period after 1980 is provided under the terms of the following agreement:—

• United Kingdom/Kiribati post-independence development aid grant 1979 (£15.5 million).
• United Kingdom/Solomon Islands post-independence development aid grant 1978 (£18 million).
• United Kingdom/Solomon Islands grant for special purposes 1978 (£5 million).
• United Kindgom/Tuvalu post-independence development aid grant 1979 (£2.62 million).
• United Kingdom/Tuvalu special development fund grant 1979 (£2.5 million).

Budgetary aid will also be provided within the following agreed limits:

Kiribati	1981	A$ 3.1
		million
	1982	A$4.0
		million
Tuvalu	1981	A$ 810,000
	1982	A$ 900,000