§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much aid the Government have given to El Salvador for each financial year since 1979; how much of the total has gone to (a) the Salvadorean Government and (b) other agencies; and whether he will list the projects and agencies involved.
§ Mr. RaisonSince 1979 a total of £843,183 has been given for El Salvador as follows:
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£ 1979–80 393,999 1980–81 114,652 1981–82 118,945 *1982–83 215,587 * Estimate Of the total sum £455,683 has been provided through the bilateral technical cooperation programme to the Salvadorean Government, and £377,500 through other agencies. In addition £100,000 was provided for UNHCR in 1981–82 to assist El Salvadorean refugees in other countries and £100,000 in 1982–83 to UNHCR to assist Central American refugees including those from El Salvador.
The following projects have been funded under the technical co-operation programme.
- (i) Central American Technological Institute (ITCA) at Santa Tecla.
- (ii) Veterinary investigation project Soyapango (San Salvador).
- (iii) Phase I of a soil and water conservation study in the Acelhuate basin by the land resources development centre.
- (iv) Extension of buildings for the rural health training programme.
- (v) Senior lecturer in economics at the university of Central America.
- (vi) Short term expert on coffee leaf rust.
- (vii) Low cost housing programme in cooperation with voluntary agencies (finance provided for tools and equipment).
- (viii) Scholarship programme in the United Kingdom including medicine, agriculture, technical education, institutional catering, veterinary medicine, soil and water conservation, surveying, economics and public administration.
The voluntary and international agencies through whom aid has been provided are ICRC, UNHCR, YMCA, CAFOD and Christian Aid.