asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will indicate the percentage breakdown of the £30 million provided for development projects in the Falkland Islands, including the proportion spent on (a) the buying of farmland for redistribution, (b) research, (c) evaluation of development projects and (d) administrative expenses, including visits by officials and experts.
The breakdown of the £31 million development aid grant is as follows:
| Allocation per cent. | Estimated expenditure to date per cent. | |
| Falkland Islands Development Corporation1 | 27 | 15 |
| Power and water supply projects | 25 | 14 |
| Technical Co-operation | 16 | 16 |
| Land/farm transfer | 8 | 7 |
Allocation
| Estimated expenditure to dale
| |
| Road and track construction projects | 6 | 4 |
| School hostel | 4 | 4 |
| Agricultural Research Centre | 3 | 3 |
| Miscellaneous small projects and balance awaiting firm commitment | 11 | 237 |
| 100 | 100 | |
1 Including research and development activities. | ||
2 Unspent. | ||
The technical co-operation allocation provides for the cost of manpower assistance, including the cost of those involved in the evaluation of projects. Departmental administrative expenses are not funded from the grant.