To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will indicate the amount of aid contributed by the United Kingdom and each European Community member to the development of Namibia since that country's independence.
On Namibia's independence last March, I announced in the House that Britain would provide £10 million of bilateral aid for commitment over three years. Our best available information on commitments made by other European Community members is as follows:
Denmark:
40 million kroner for the three years following independence.
France:
100 million francs for the three years following independence.
Germany:
100 million Deutschmarks committed in 1990.
Italy:
US$12 million for the three years following independence.
The Netherlands:
5–10 million Guilders per year.
Spain:
US$700,000 in emergency aid for the first year following independence.