§ 42. Mr. Jesselasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what amounts of overseas aid provided by British taxpayers are bilateral, are through the European Economic Community and are through other international agencies such as those of the United Nations.
§ Mr. RaisonIn 1984–85 aid programme expenditure was £1,165 million. Of this £664 million was provided as bilateral aid, £231 million was channelled through the European Community and £270 million was provided to other multilateral development agencies.
§ 43. Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what will be the levels of British bilateral and multilateral aid, respectively, in 1986–87 in real terms compared with the levels of 1978–79.
§ Mr. RaisonIn 1978–79 bilateral aid was £563 million and multilateral aid £201 million. The aid programme breakdown in 1986–87 is still subject to some uncertainty but in broad terms the level of bilateral aid will be lower in real terms than in 1978–79 and that of multilateral aid greater.