asked Her Majesty's Government:On what grounds development payments to Cyprus, amounting to £150 million, pledged by the Macmillan Government in the independence treaties of 1960, have been withheld since 1965, and what has been the result of the negotiations relating to them.

No financial assistance has been paid to Cyprus since 1965 following the breakdown of the bicommunal constitution. The Exchange of Notes concerning financial assistance to the Republic of Cyprus of 16th August 1960 did not oblige the United Kingdom to pay financial aid to Cyprus after 31st March 1965. A loan of £7½ million was none the less offered in 1978. It has not yet been taken up. The Government have agreed to informal discussions, which have not yet started.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether military equipment has been sent to the Republic of South Africa from Britain since the UN Security Council embargo came into force, on the grounds that licence agreements had been signed previously, and whether in future they will revoke such agreements.

No export licences have been granted for the supply of arms to South Africa, either under new or existing contracts, since the UN mandatory arms embargo came into force.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will support the Governments of Sweden and other non-aligned countries in seeking to outlaw the bullets fired from the Soviet Union's AK74 rifles, as dum-dum bullets are outlawed, in view of their enhanced wounding potential, and whether they will co-operate to this end at the renewed conference to review the Geneva agreement on conventional arms control.

We are not aware of formal proposals to this effect, but will study carefully any such proposals which may be made.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the Welsh Office Agriculture Department, in their survey of agricultural marginal land areas in Wales have surveyed or intend to survey all land classified as Grade 4 and Grade 5 on the Agricultural Land Classification map which lies outside the areas designated under the EEC Less Favoured Areas Directive in those counties which presently contain areas designated under that directive.

The survey extends to all areas of mainland Wales which lie outside the present less favoured areas.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

The survey of Gwynedd at present excludes Anglesey. The case for extending the survey to cover the island will be examined after the mainland study has been completed.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether, in view of the fact that a letter posted in the Palace of Westminster on 3rd March took 37 days to reach New York City, they have power to ensure that the Post Office takes steps to eliminate the increasing time taken by airmail letters between London and New York City, in spite of the ever increasing costs.

I sympathise with the noble Earl in the inconvenience he has been caused, but this is an operational matter for the Post Office or, if appropriate, the US Postal Service.House adjourned at four minutes before eleven o'clock.