§ 60. Mr. Bowen Wellsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he intends to make available further balance of payments assistance to Jamaica.
§ Mr. Neil MartenYes. A second loan of £3 million for 1982–83 was announced by my right hon. Friend the Minister of State in Jamaica on 23 October. This brings our total pledge for this financial year up to £5.5 million. Details of the increase in the cash limit for overseas aid are as follows:
INCREASE IN CASH LIMIT FOR OVERSEAS AID
The £3 million will be additional to the existing aid programme and will come from the Contingency Reserve. Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate the cash limit for the overseas aid vote (class II, Vote 10) is therefore being increased by £3 million from £932,052,000 to £935,052,000.