§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many miles of road he estimates that his Department will fund in third-world countries in the coming year; by whom these roads will be constructed; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe Overseas Development Administration expects to fund the construction and rehabilitation of 312.7 miles of road in the developing countries in the coming year. This work will be carried out by local labour and/or United Kingdom contractors. A breakdown by country is as follows:
Country Miles Contractor Belize Stann Creek Valley 5 Local and United Kingdom consultant Montserrat Lovers Lane to Cork Hill 1 Direct Labour/United Kingdom consultant St. Lucia West Coast Road 4 Regional and United Kingdom consultant Turks and Caicos Bight-Ramada Road 1.7 Local Suzi Turn Road 1 Local Bottle Creek Road 2 Local or United Kingdom Malawi Lilongwe—Salima Road 25 United Kingdom Kenya New bitumen sealed road 28 Local Uganda Resealing (inc 10 miles of reconstruction) 50 Local Tanzania Resealing 30 Local Bangladesh ODA to part fund with World Bank 165 Local and international 312.7