HC Deb 20 January 1984 vol 52 c336W
Mr. Corbett

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what projects or schemes United Kingdom aid for Nicaragua in each of the last three years was intended; and what are the number of scholarships for Nicaraguans over the same period and their cost.

Mr. Raison

United Kingdom bilateral assistance to Nicaragua has included projects financed in co-operation with British Voluntary Agencies under the joint funding scheme. Details of that assistance are as follows:

1980–81

  1. 1. I training award.
  2. 2. 2 ambulances donated to the International Committee of the Red Cross, together with a grant of £10,000 to help Nicaraguan refugees in Honduras.
  3. 3. 2 projects co-financed with the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) and a third with Oxfam at a total cost of £23,000.

1981–82

  1. 1. A further 2 ambulances provided to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
  2. 2. A short consultancy visit on grain storage at a cost of £10,000.
  3. 3. £6,700 towards a bean production project in co-operation with OXFAM.

1982–83.

  1. 1. 3 training awards at a cost of £18,300.
  2. 2. A total of £19,600 for projects mounted by British voluntary agencies for the benefit of the poorest and most disadvantaged groups in Nicaraguan society.
  3. 3. £34,000 given through OXFAM from disaster relief funds for a water supply scheme plus £20,000 through the British Red Cross and League of Red Cross Societies for food aid.

1983–84

  1. 1. 3 training awards at an estimated cost of £19,600.
  2. 2. To date £13,337 has been made available to Christian Aid for a pig production project.