§ Mr. Onslowasked the Minister of Overseas Development if he will express the total public expenditure on overseas aid in each of the years 1964 to 1967, inclusive, as a proportion of the public sector deficit on current account in overseas transactions in the same years.
§ Mr. PrenticeFigures for 1967 are not yet available. Following is the information for 1964 to 1966:
£million 1964 1965 1966 (1)Net government overseas current expenditure and receipts (excluding imports and exports and interest payments on Government account) 432 446 460 (2) Of which, Economic Aid on this account* 90 100 95 per cent. per cent. per cent. (2) As percentage of (1) 21 22 21 *These figures do not include aid loans. Such loans amounted in these years to £94 million, £84 million and £102 million respectively; capital repayments were £18 million, £24 million and £30 million; and interest received was £24 million, £26 million and £28 million.