Mr. Alan W. WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the level of development aid to Burma in each of the financial years from 1986–87 to the present; and what is the planned level for 1991–92.
§ Mrs. ChalkerBritish aid to Burma since 1986–87 has comprised:
£'000 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 Technical Co-operation 889 1,157 1,037 131 Aid and Trade Provision 3,119 3,005 305 17 Disaster Relief 10 — 91 4 Other 51 85 23 46 Total 4,069 4,247 1,456 198 Since the aid programme was suspended in late 1988 due to human rights concerns, expenditure has been limited to residual contract payments under the aid and trade provision—all now complete—completion of training awards for Burmese students already in the United Kingdom, pensions, and humanitarian assistance.
5WFigures for expenditure in 1990–91 are not yet available. No aid is planned in 1991–92 apart from possible limited humanitarian assistance to refugees.