HL Deb 31 March 1993 vol 544 cc51-2WA
Lord Rea

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have information on the total of bilateral aid from (i) France and (ii) USA to the Cameroon Republic in recent years.

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

In 1988, 1989 and 1990, the latest years for which data is available, bilateral net official development assistance from France to the Cameroon Republic amounted to US $128.1 million, US $95.6 million and US $171.8 million respectively. In the same years bilateral net official development assistance from the USA to the Cameroon Republic was US $23 million, US $28 million and US $39 million respectively.

Lord Rea

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What proportion of UN and associated multilateral aid to the Cameroon Republic has been contributed by (i) France and (ii) the USA in recent years.

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

In 1988, 1989 and 1990, the latest years for which data is available, the Cameroon Republic received US $48.5 million, US $157.8 million and US $163.2 million respectively in assistance from multilateral sources. However, we do not have sufficient data to hand to calculate the share of such aid that could be imputed to France and the USA