South West African-Namibia (Hansard, 25 April 1988)

§ Mr. Hunter
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list United Kingdom contributions to South West African-Namibian development through national, Commonwealth or European Community action in each year since 1983.

§ Mr. Chris Patten
Gross bilateral aid and the estimated British share of Commonwealth—Commonwealth fund for technical co-operation—aid to Namibia since 1983 have been as follows:

£'000

1983 1984 1985 1986

Gross bilateral aid 279 313 605 733

Estimated United Kingdom share of Commonwealth aid¹ 66 72 91 105

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Figures for 1987 are not yet available.
¹ Figures cover the period July/June.
Between 1979 and 1986 the EC provided 9.9 mecu—United Kingdom share equivalent to about £1.4 million—but no annual breakdown of expenditure is available.

§ Mr. Hunter
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list current development projects in South West Africa-Namibia 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 channelled.

§ Mr. Chris Patten
The bulk of our bilateral programme and all assistance through the Commonwealth fund for technical co-operation is devoted to educational activities outside Namibia. Within the country we are currently supporting the following projects:

Estimatedexpenditure1988–89

In-service teacher training project 15,500

Books presentations to various schools/colleges 10,000

Classroom furniture for Ongula Metanga primary school 1,900

Textbooks for Katatura School 1,250

Textbooks for Windhoek legal advice centre 1,500

Salaries for staff at Odibo Clinic 5,500

Assistance to the first project is channelled through the Namibia Christian Exchange; the remainder through the British embassy and the British Council in South Africa.
The EC is providing some 500,000 ecu — United Kingdom share £73,000 — for community centres, support for public awareness and vocational training in Namibia.

£'000
	1983	1984	1985	1986
Gross bilateral aid	279	313	605	733
Estimated United Kingdom share of Commonwealth aid¹	66	72	91	105

	Estimatedexpenditure1988–89
In-service teacher training project	15,500
Books presentations to various schools/colleges	10,000
Classroom furniture for Ongula Metanga primary school	1,900
Textbooks for Katatura School	1,250
Textbooks for Windhoek legal advice centre	1,500
Salaries for staff at Odibo Clinic	5,500