HC Deb 26 April 1991 vol 189 cc580-1W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list in theOfficial Report the moneys allotted to overseas aid (a) in cash terms, (b) revalued in 1991 terms and (c) as a percentage of gross domestic product for each year since 1979.

Mrs. Chalker

Figures for expenditure by calendar year for the net aid programme are available up to 1989 as follows:

£ million
1979 1,016
1980 797
1981 1,081
1982 1,028
1983 1,063
1984 1,070
1985 1,193
1986 1,195

£ million
1987 1,168
1988 1,489
1989 1,578

For the other information requested I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to the hon. Member for Eltham (Mr. Bottomley) on 18 April at column 205.