§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list current development projects in Angola for which United Kingdom national, Commonwealth or European Community assistance is given; what is the value of that assistance; and if he will specify the means or agencies through which assistance is given.
§ Mr. Chris PattenAbout half our bilateral programme to Angola is devoted to the provision of training in Britain. Within Angola we are currently supporting the following Government projects:
Estimated expenditure 1988–89 £'000 English language teaching project 61 English language eduction and training programme 109 Development activities currently being financed by the European Community are as follows:
Current commitment £million Sectoral import programme 24.48 Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) global loan 2.80 Technical assistance for BNA and government officials 0.40 Feasibility studies 0.34 Regional training 0.09 TOTAL 28.11 The United Kingdom share of these EC-financed development activities is approximately £4.64 million.
There is no Commonwealth aid to Angola.
§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list United Kingdom contributions to Angola through national, Commonwealth and European Community action in each year since 1983.
§ Mr. Chris PattenGross bilateral aid and the estimated British share of European Community aid to Angola since 1983 have been as follows:
£'000 1983 1984 1985 1986 Gross bilateral aid 71 146 164 317 Estimated UK share of EC aid 390 1,510 1,290 1,500 Figures for 1987 are not yet available.
There is no Commonwealth aid to Angola.