§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much grant aid has been provided for Nicaragua since 1979; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe available figures are:
Year Total grant aid Disaster relief of which Technical cooperation United Kingdom's attributable share of EC aid 1979 236 93 142 — 1980 1,757 66 61 1,630 1981 1,201 7 84 1,110 1982 1,139 13 36 1,090 1983 1,114 34 30 1,050 1984 2,549 — 9 2,540 1985 2,196 100 16 2,080 1986 1,286 83 3 1,200 1987 1,780 — — 1,780 1988 2,740 180 — 2,560 1989 61 61 — — In addition, grant expenditure under the joint funding scheme—available only by United Kingdom financial year—was:
£thousand Up to 1985–86 162 1986–87 24 1987–88 58 1988–89 39 1989–90 89 1990–91 223
§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what intentions Her Majesty's Government have to aid the Nicaraguan Government in their attempt to strengthen the country's educational system; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. ChalkerWe are looking into the possibility of providing English language training.