§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the amount of aid given to Papua New Guinea in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. RaisonThe amount of aid given to Papua New Guinea in each of the past five years is as follows:
Year Amount £ 1979 153,000 1980 206,000 1981 110,000 1982 56,000 1983 52,000 All of these funds were spent in technical cooperation activities which included training and student scholarships.
In addition the Commonwealth Development Corporation disbursed the following amounts:
Year Amount £ 1979 2,993,000 1980 3,536,000 1981 6,903,000 1982 3,778,000 1983 96,000