§ Sir David SteelTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further economic help Her Majesty's Government proposes to give to Namibia in both the context of the European Community and the United Kingdom.
§ Mrs. ChalkerOn 21 March I announced in this House that Britain would be providing £10 million of aid for Namibia, for commitment over three years. Technical assistance is already being provided for education, public sector reform and police training and the scope for assistance in certain other sectors is being explored with the Namibian Government. Military training is also being provided under separate arrangements. The European Community is meanwhile considering the terms of Namibia's accession to the Lomé Convention and Britain is working to ensure a speedy and favourable outcome to this consideration. Pending accession, the Community is providing an interim package of aid totalling 19 million ecu (£13.24 million) in 1990, of which our share is about one fifth.