Overseas Aid (Hansard, 16 March 1994)

HC Deb 16 March 1994 vol 239 c685W 685W

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of United Kingdom gross national product was spent on overseas aid in each year since 1979.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
The figures are as follows:

United Kingdom net official development assistance as a percentage of GNP 1979–1992

Year Percentage

1979 0.52

1980 0.35

1981 0.43

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

1992 0.31

United Kingdom net official development assistance as a percentage of GNP 1979–1992
Year	Percentage
1979	0.52
1980	0.35
1981	0.43
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
1992	0.31