HC Deb 29 April 2002 vol 384 cc537-8W
Dr. Tonge

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of GNP has been spent on official overseas development assistance, excluding the UK's contribution to the heavily indebted poor countries scheme in each of the last five years. [51921]

Mr. Boateng

[holding answer 23 April 2002]: The oda/GNI ratios excluding HIPC for the last five years are:

Percentage
excluding HIPC oda/GNI ratio including HIPC
1997 0.26 0.26
1998 0.27 0.27
1999 0.23 0.24
2000 0.31 0.32
20011 0.30 0.32
1 Figures for 2001 are provisional