§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much overseas aid has been given to(a) Pakistan, (b) India and (c) Bangladesh in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. BaldryThe gross United Kingdom bilateral aid given to Pakistan, India and Bangladesh since 1979 is given in the tables: 103W
United Kingdom bilateral gross public expenditure to Bangladesh, India and Pakistan 1979–1993–94 (£000s) Bangladesh India Pakistan 1979 33,632 121,623 21,797 1980 66,190 86,080 22,245 1981 33,383 168,550 24,613 1982 23,537 54,204 18,738 1983 24,728 127.600 16,612 1984 35,656 146,537 18,016 1985 41,173 106,466 16,569 1986 38,321 143,481 20,715 1987 31,634 78,464 22,475 1987–88 31,265 99,097 22,599 1988–89 48,161 84,647 28,183 1989–90 55,827 87,652 34,894 1990–91 51,602 100,746 45,467 1991–92 59,231 136,386 41,823 1992–93 65,717 115,370 38,483 1993–94 56,258 103,144 48,202 Note:
British Aid Statistics was published by financial year from 1992.
Britain also provides aid to these countries through multilateral agencies.