§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will list the size of the overseas aid budget for each year since 1979;
(2) if he will list the size of the overseas aid budget in real terms for each year since 1979.
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§ Mr. WaldegraveThe figures for net public expenditure on overseas aid at current and at 1979 prices are as follows:
Year Current prices £ million 1979 prices £ million 1979 864 864 1980 842 704 1981 1,062 798 1982 991 692 1983 1,080 716 1984 1,200 760 1985 1,210 726 1986 1,233 714 1987 1,174 649 1988 1,540 798