HC Deb 13 June 1984 vol 61 cc490-1W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the total annual value of aid given by the British Government to Namibia in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

Mr. Raison

Because we do not recognise the South African occupation of Namibia, we give no aid to Namibia itself. Assistance has been provided to individual Namibians since 1976, mostly in the form of awards for training in the United Kingdom. The annual total are as follows:

£
1976 30,000
1977 58,000
1978 162,000
1979 161,000
1980 168,000
1981 163,000
1982 220,000
1983 279,000

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has any plans to give direct aid to Namibia to alleviate the suffering caused by the current drought.

Mr. Raison

Once independence has been achieved in accordance with Security Council resolution 435, we should certainly be willing to consider providing development assistance, including drought relief, should it be needed.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the total value of aid from all European Economic Community sources given to Namibia in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

Mr. Raison

The only aid for Namibia has been a grant in 1981 of 6,248 ecu (£3,450) to Deutsche Welthungerhilfe, a German charity, to assist with the construction of a kindergarten at Oshakati.