HC Deb 30 October 1970 vol 805 cc222-3W
Mr. Bishop

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposals he now has for the expansion of the overseas aid programme; and how soon it is expected that the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development target of 1 per cent. gross national product will be achieved.

Mr. Wood

The Government's proposals for the expansion of the overseas aid programme are contained in the White Paper on "New Policies in Public Spending", Cmnd. 4515. As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister told the United Nations General Assembly on 23rd October, we shall do our best to reach the 1 per cent. target by 1975.