§ 77. Mr. Higginsasked the Minister of Overseas Development what studies he has made of the extent to which total contributions to international multilateral aid agencies have increased British exports.
§ Mr. PrenticeThis matter is under continuing study by my Department. Material is not available or published for all the major multilateral aid agencies, but our calculations indicate that in the years 1965 and 1966 British exports financed by I.B.R.D. and I.D.A. were greater in value than the United Kingdom Government contributions in those years to all the major multilateral aid agencies combined. The called-up part of our subscriptions to the I.B.R.D. and I.F.C. was, however, fully paid up before those years.