HC Deb 30 November 1965 vol 721 cc1216-8
17. Sir R. Russell

asked the Minister of Overseas Development if she will state the annual British contributions to each of the international organisations for the disbursement of multilateral aid since the inception of each institution.

Mrs. Castle

With permission, I will circulate this information in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Sir R. Russell

Could the right hon. Lady say if this includes, for example, drawings from the International Bank on subscriptions from local banks? What rate of increase does she envisage in view of the emphasis in the White Paper on multilateral aid rather than bilateral aid?

Mrs. Castle

The figures include reference to the World Bank. Perhaps the hon. Member will study the details.

Following is the information:

BRITISH GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO MULTILATERAL AGENCIES*
Financial Years £ million
— Year of Inception 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 Provisional Total
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1946 6.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6.5
International Finance Corporation 1956 — — — — — — — — — — 5.1 — — — — — — — — 5.1
International Development Association 1960 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 45.0
U.N. Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance and Special Fund 1950 — — — — 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.2 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.6 3.6 22.7
U.N. Relief and Works Agency 1948 — — 1.0 0.1 2.0 2.5 4.0 1.8 1.6 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.0 1.9 31.3
U.N. Childrens Fund 1946 — — 0.1 — 0.1 — 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 3.1
U.N. Korean Reconstruction Agency 1950 — — — — 0.1 0.3 1.2 4.8 3.2 0.5 — — — — — — — — — 10.1
U.N. Assistance to the Congo 1960 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1.1 — — 0.2 0.2 1.5
World Food Programme 1963 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0.6 0.6 1.2
Indus Basin Development Fund 1960 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0.3 0.5 4.1 2.9 3.2 11.0
6.5 — 1.1 0.1 2.7 3.1 5.7 7.3 5.8 3.5 7.9 2.9 2.9 3.3 15.5 14.6 18.2 17.6 18.8 137.5
* Excludes contributions to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which is not included in the programme of economie and which are solely related to developing countries.