HC Deb 14 June 1982 vol 25 c199W
Mr. McQuarrie

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of the funds directed to aid for the Third world countries was spent in the United Kingdom on the purchase of canned meat and fish which was processed at factories in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Neil Marten

The value of aid-financed orders for canned meat and fish received at Scottish factories in 1981 was about £160,000. Demand in developing countries for these commodities is limited. Our total gross expenditure on aid in 1981 was £1,037 million.