HC Deb 21 January 1998 vol 304 c557W
Sir Alastair Goodlad

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement concerning the proportion of the United Kingdom aid programme to be devoted to bilateral assistance. [24231]

Clare Short

In 1996–97, bilateral aid comprised 50 per cent. of external assistance programmes (excluding administration). The proportion in future years will be determined by decisions taken in our current Resource Allocation Round.

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