§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the level of British bilateral aid to each of the states in Central America for each year from 1979 onwards in(a) current and (b) constant prices.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe figures for Central America and Mexico are as follows. The figures include investment by the Commonwealth Development Corporation but do not take account of joint funding provided to non-governmental organisations.
Donor Net official development assistance Per capita $US 000's US$ Australia 30 0.002 New Zealand — — United Kingdom — — United States — — Total 111,030 0.157 Note: Figures relate to member states of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD. No figures are available for non-DAC OECD members.
§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the total emergency assistance given to Nicaragua in response to Hurricane Joan.
§ Mr. Chris PattenIncluding our contribution through the European Community, the total emergency assistance given to Nicaragua by the United Kingdom in response to Hurricane Joan was £413,000.