HC Deb 23 February 1981 vol 999 c263W
Mr. Grist

asked the Lord Privy Seal what amounts the Commonwealth Development Corporation has drawn from the Treasury in the last five years; how much it has earned in the same period; and how much it has repaid to the Treasury.

Mr. Neil Marten

Drawings by the Commonwealth Development Corporation from the aid programme over the last five financial years were:

£ thousand
1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
18,000 20,000 29.000 18,800 30,000

Gross income earned by CDC from investments and management and other fees in the related CDC financial years was:

£ thousand
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
25,129 24,840 30,533 31,260 36,902

CDC repayments to the Exchequer in the five financial years were:

£ thousand
1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
Capital 4,540 3,009 9,464 3,964 6,247
Interest 9,601 8,409 12,498 12,376 6,594
Total 14,141 11,418 21,962 16,340 12,841