HC Deb 26 February 1992 vol 204 c521W
Mr. Thurnham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will give an estimate for 1991 of the ratio of Britain's official development assistance to gross national product.

Mrs. Chalker

For 1991 we expect to at least maintain the average aid-GNP ratio of the previous four years of 0.30 per cent. —an indication that the overseas aid budget has in recent years been growing broadly in line with the economy.