§ Mr. Murphyasked 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. RaisonThe 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