HC Deb 08 February 1985 vol 72 c695W
Mr. Murphy

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will itemise the expenditure of the overseas aid programme during 1984; and how this compares with his proposals for 1985.

Mr. Raison

The breakdown of expenditure for 1984 calendar year is not yet available. Figures for 1983 are published in "British Overseas Aid 1985", copies of which

Gross United Kingdom aid
£ thousand
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Total bilateral aid Total bilateral aid Through multilateral agencies Total bilateral aid Through mulitlateral agencies Total bilateral aid Through multilateral agencies Total bilateral aid
(a) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a)
Central America
Belize 7,454 4,450 200 4,781 140 2,885 240 6,098
Costa Rica 623 606 660 570 330 486 270 1,838
Cuba 2 220 110 180
Dominican Republic 77 144 980 139 810 139 500 176
El Salvador 448 265 480 41 680 13 560
Guatemala 14 35 570 15 520 4 330
Haiti 5 24 1,080 4 1,280 1 1,590 19
Honduras 230 335 1,720 5,002 1,910 2,272 2,120 6,670
Mexico 1,186 1,577 330 1,464 280 34,334 310 2,827
Nicargua 246 127 3,260 91 2,460 49 1,670 64
Panama 63 94 570 102 260 62 220 43
South America
Argentina 5 30 410 2 340 2 230
Bolivia 888 1,158 850 1,052 1,690 988 1,270 1,199
Brazil 1,022 1,002 790 632 760 9,960 1,030 5,574
Chile 2,131 2,021 250 1,452 110 675 100 442
Colombia 1,242 848 1,040 765 870 617 710 635
Ecuador 1,897 945 500 762 660 1,046 480 783
Falkland Islands 915 1,015 1,058 4,025 40 9,053
French Guiana 270 280 1,590
Guyana 2,606 2,356 970 2,475 1,360 1,724 1,340 1,555
Paraguay 267 270 170 219 460 3,263 320 1,281
Peru 882 950 660 973 1,280 676 1,010 4,427
Surinam 440 170 1 310
Uruguay 35 37 130 9 60 11 70 16
Venezuela 130 120 2 90 3