§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the levels of grant aid in pounds sterling given to Fiji for each year since 1980 and for each month during 1989; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe information requested is as follows:
United Kingdom grants to Fiji 1980–1988 (£ Thousand) Year Total grant aid Financial aid Technical cooperation 1980 2,996 20 2,976 1981 2,649 135 2,514 1982 2,358 — 2,358 552W
Beneficiaries1 of higher rate relief on mortgage interest by range of total income: 1989–90 Range of total income (£) Number of tax units (Thousand) Gross amount of interest qualifying for relief (£ million) Cost of excess over basic rate relief (£ million) Average basic rate relief (£) Average excess over basic rate relief (£) Number of non-aged lax units (Thousand) Singles 20,001–25,000 20 55 2— 760 50 20 25,001–30,000 80 265 25 830 340 80 30,001–40,000 60 215 30 910 550 55 40,001–50,000 25 100 15 900 540 25 Over 50,000 25 90 15 960 580 20 Total 210 725 90 870 420 200 One–earner couples 20,001–25,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 25,001–30,000 105 320 25 760 210 105 30,001–40,000 110 355 50 800 480 110 40,001–50,000 50 155 25 790 470 45 Over 50,000 55 180 25 820 490 50 Total 320 1,010 125 790 390 310 Two–earner couples 20,001–25,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 25,001–30,000 80 240 10 760 120 80 30,001–40,000 325 1,015 105 780 320 325 40,001–50,000 110 345 45 800 430 110 Over 50,000 130 425 65 830 490 130 Total 2,020 225 790 350 645 All 20,001–25,000 20 55 2— 760 50 20
Year Total grant aid Financial aid Technical cooperation 1983 2,752 706 2,047 1984 2,097 291 1,805 1985 2,254 395 1,859 1986 1,975 16 1,959 1987 1,953 70 1,883 1988 1,208 39 1,168 Provisional figures for 1989, not completely comparable with the above are £1,384,000, of which £32,000 was grant financial aid and £1,352,000 was technical co-operation.
All these figures exclude expenditure by the Commonwealth Development Corporation.