§ Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will list all aid and the geographical location of the recipients which his Department has given to black people in South Africa;
(2) what funding from the Overseas Development Agency budget, and for what projects, has been given to assist black people in South Africa.
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§ Mr. Chris PattenIn 1985 Her Majesty's Government made available almost £1 million, mainly in the fields of education and training, for non-white South Africans. Nearly £700,000 of this was provided direct from aid programme funds; a further £227,000 was spent by the British Council, of which £90,000 was financed by the aid programme. The greater part of the total spending is used to provide training places in Britain. We also support with advice, books and equipment a number of educational and community projects in the Republic of South Africa. The projects are located in different parts of the republic in both rural and urban areas.