§ 15. Mr. Juddasked the Minister of Overseas Development what has been the proportion of British aid channelled through multilateral programmes in each of the past nine years.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe proportion in 1968–69 will amount to 15 per cent. or 16 per cent., the highest proportion on record. The following is the information:
60WThe percentages for the past nine financial years are as follows:
Per cent. 1959–60 … … … … 3 1960–61 … … … … 12 1961–62 … … … … 8 1962–63 … … … … 9 1963–64 … … … … 8 1964–65 … … … … 8 1965–66 … … … … 9 1966–67 … … … … 9 1967–68 … … … … 11 These figures do not include our contribution to the Indus Basin Development Fund.