HC Deb 14 July 1982 vol 27 cc396-7W
Mr. Dorrell

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the projects which have received United Kingdom aid under the aid-trade provision, together with the amount of aid allocated to each project in the years 1979–80, 1980–81 and 1981–82.

Mr. Neil Marten

Allocations of aid under the aid and trade provisions have been made to the following projects during 1979–80, 1980–81 and 1981–82:

Country Project Allocation* £ million
1979–80
Burma Gas Turbines 3.201
Egypt Draglines/Irrigation equipment 2.606
Egypt Electricity Generation 10.202
Egypt Switchgear 2.005
Kenya Soda Ash Railway Wagons 1.279
Malaysia IOCOM Submarine Cable 9.019
Pakistan Ships 9.6
Philippines Rural Electrification 4.51
Senegal Aircraft 1.0
Tanzania Bus Chassis 0.481
1980–81
Burma Jute Carpet Backing plant 1.179
Burma Jute Mill 2.154
Burma Marine Diesel engines 1.202
Caribbean Development Bank Aircraft 2.596
Cyprus Power Station equipment 0.366
Madagascar Aircraft Maintenance equipment 0.6
Malaysia Airport study 0.45
Philippines Rural electricity survey 0.08
Philippines Wood-burning Power Stations 1.967
Sri Lanka Locomotives 2.905
1981–82
Bandladesh Combined Cycle Power Station 4.68
Colombia Pre-fabricated Bridges 0.3
Kenya Telecommunications equipment 0.705
Mexico Sicartsa Steel Mill 34.94
Morocco Nador Steel Rod Rolling Mill 13.505
Country Project Allocation* £ million
Mozambique Bus Maintenance 1.0
Mozambique Mineral Inventory 1.03
Paraguay Power Transmission Scheme 2.87
Zimbabwe Railway Electrification 8.239
* Allocation figures refer to the total aid commitment for each project; and these amounts will often be disbursed over more than one financial year.