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Mr. Whitaker
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what annual amounts formerly British countries are
1967, the latest date for which figures are available, were as follows:
each paying for pensions of British former officials, out of their own funds or as part of our aid contribution, respectively.
Mr. Oram
Pensions payable to British officials in respect of their service in formerly dependent countries are shown below together with a note of the British contribution.
| Countries | Pensions paid to former British officials | British contribution |
| £ | £ | |
| Barbados | 18,000 | 220 |
| Botswana | 44,000 | 2,000 |
| Burma | 212,000 | |
| Ceylon | 143,000 | |
| Cyprus | 71,000 | |
| East African Common Services Organisation | 174,000 | 13,000 |
| East African Posts and Telegraphs | 182,000 | 12,000 |
| East African Railways and Harbours | 424,000 | 16,000 |
| Gambia | 50,000 | 355 |
| Ghana | 506,000 | |
| Guyana | 52,000 | 455 |
| India | 6,775,000 | 6,775,000✶ |
| Jamaica | 38,000 | 2,000 |
| Kenya | 1,391,000 | 71,000 |
| Lesotho | 53,000 | 5,000 |
| Malaysia including Sarawak and Sabah | 1,311,000 | 18,000 |
| Malta | 6,000 | |
| Malawi | 333,000 | 18,000 |
| Mauritius | 43,000 | |
| Nigeria | 1,640,000 | |
| Pakistan | 250,000 | |
| Palestine | 1,080,000 | 1,080,000 |
| Sierra Leone | 169,000 | |
| Singapore | 307,000 | 1,000 |
| Somali Republic | 39,000 | |
| South Yemen | 117,000 | 15,000 |
| Sudan | 411,000 | |
| Tanzania | 1,164,000 | 50,000 |
| Trinidad | 60,000 | 2,000 |
| Uganda | 693,000 | 30,000 |
| Zambia | 767,000 | 38,000 |
| ✶ Paid by Britain in accordance with the financial arrangements made between the two countries in 1955. | ||