HC Deb 24 May 1993 vol 225 cc378-9W
Mr. Harry Greenway

To 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-Boyd

The 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