§ Ms. PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish the figures for bilateral aid to Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua for the years 1986 and 1987.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe figures for gross bilateral aid from the Overseas Development Administration are as follows: 7W
£ million 1986 1987 Costa Rica 0.52 0.36 Honduras 0.76 0.81 Nicaragua 0.09 — In addition, the Commonwealth Development Corporation provided the following amounts of project aid in the form of loans or equity investment;
£ million 1986 1987 Costa Rica 9.52 2.23 Honduras 0.50 — We have also provided aid for projects jointly funded with British voluntary agencies. Financial year disbursements are:
£ million 1986–87 1987–88 Costa Rica — 0.01 Honduras 0.03 0.05 Nicaragua 0.02 0.05