§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Minister for Overseas Development what aid has been given to Indonesia over the past 10 years; and if he will state the annual amounts of such aid.
§ Mr. JuddBritish aid to Indonesia has taken three forms: non-Project aid—loans exclusively to buy goods and services from Britain; capital aid projects—largely tied to United Kingdom procurement; and technical co-operation. The total gross bilateral disbursement of United Kingdom aid for each of the calendar years 1967 to 1975 is as follows:
£ million 1967 … … 0.690 1968 … … 1.098 1969 … … 2.315 1970 … … 2.659 1971 … … 5.835 1972 … … 6.771 1973 … … 8.148 1974 … … 8.866 1975 … … 6.777 A breakdown of those totals was given in a reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Mr. Newens) on 11th May last year.—[Vol. 911, cols. 153–4.] Final figures for the calendar year 1976 are not yet available.
§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Minister for Overseas Development if he will reduce the aid given to Indonesia in the light of that country's invasion of East Timor.
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§ Mr. JuddNo. The objective of our programme of aid to Indonesia is to assist the poorest people, and that would not be helped by such action.