§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the value of(a) 1979–80 and (b) 1989–90 overseas aid budgets expressed in 1991–92 price terms.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 30 June 1992]: Net expenditure on overseas aid expressed in 1991–92 prices was £1,853 million in 1979–80 and £1,738 million in 1989–90.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what share of gross national product has been devoted to overseas aid in every year since 1979.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 30 June 1992]: The information is as follows:
Calendar Year Net Official Development Assistance as percentage of GNP 1979 0.51 1980 0.35 1981 0.42 1982 0.37 1983 0.35 1984 0.33 1985 0.33 1986 0.31 1987 0.28 1988 0.32 1989 0.31 1990 0.27 1991 0.32
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what share of their gross national product is devoted to overseas aid by each OECD and EC country.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 30 June 1992]: This information is available for countries which are members of the development assistance committee of the OECD, of which 10 are member states of the EC. The latest figures are for 1991:
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Net official development assistance as a percentage of GNP Country Per cent. EC member states Belgium 0.41 Denmark 0.96 France 10.56 Germany 0.40 Ireland 0.19 Italy 0.25 Netherlands 0.88 Portugal 0.28 Spain 0.23 United Kingdom 0.32 Non-EC member states Australia 0.38 Austria 0.34 Canada 0£45 Finland 0.76
Country Per cent. Japan 0.32 New Zealand 0.23 Norway 1.14 Sweden 0.92 Switzerland 0.32 United States 0.17 1 0.80 if assistance to Overseas Departments and Territories is included.