§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what projects or schemes the United Kingdom aid for Nicaragua in each of the last 39W three years was intended; and what are the number of scholarships for Nicaraguans over the same period and their cost.
§ Mr. Raison[pursuant to his reply, 20 January 1984, c. 336]: The information is as follows:
£ 1980–81 1. 1 training award 306 2. 2 ambulances donated to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) costing £23,580 together with a grant of £10,000 to help Nicaraguan refugees in Honduras 33,580 3. 2 projects co-financed with the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) and a third with Oxfam 23,000 4. Spare parts for tractors and a visit by an adviser on tractor maintenance 61,260 5. First aid kits for a UNESCO adult literacy campaign 25,000 6. Audio visual equipment for use in school libraries 22,000 7. 4 CIIR volunteers 19,422 184,568 1981–82 1. A further 2 ambulances provided to the ICRC 22,906 2. Advisory visit on grain storage 406 3. Bean production project in co-operation with Oxfam 6,700 4. Nicaraguan Red Cross: cash grant for famine relief 7,000 5. 7 CIIR volunteers 34,290 71,302 1982–83 1. 3 training awards 18,300 2. Contribution to United Kingdom voluntary agency projects for the benefit of the poorest and most disadvantages! groups in Nicaraguan society 19,600 3.£34,000 given through Oxfam for a water supply scheme plus £20,000 through the British Red Cross and League of Red Cross Societies for flood relief 54,000 4. Advisory visit on food microbiology and fermentation 1,758 5. 4 CUR volunteers 33,300 126,958 1983–84* 1. 3 training awards 19,600 2. Christian Aid pig production project 13,333 3. 6 CIIR volunteers 38,790 * Provisional.
Oxfordshire England Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Teaching Staff Books and Equipment Teaching Staff Books and Equipment Teaching Staff Books and Equipment Teaching Staff Books and Equipment £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1979–80 284 15 396 33 299 15 419 26 1980–81 358 15 511 33 389 16 541 29 1981–82 403 19 583 39 442 18 615 32 1983–84 433 25 643 41 480 22 669 37 Figures for 1979–80 to 1981–82 are in cash. Those for 1983–84 are estimates at November 1982 prices.