§ 78. Mr. Howieasked the Minister of Overseas Development what is her estimate of the increase in the proportion of gross national product devoted to overseas aid on the basis that the effects of commodity agreements and comparable schemes were taken into account and included in the total of aid; and whether she will provide a comparison, on the same basis, with other western nations, from information available to her from international sources.
§ Mrs. HartI regret I cannot add materially to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for King's Lynn (Mr. Derek Page) on 7th November.—[Vol. 790; c.183–4.]
79. Mr. Ted Fletcherasked the Minister of Overseas Development whether she will announce a date for the achievement of the target of 1 per cent. of the country's gross national product to be devoted to overseas aid, in line with the recommendation of the report of the Pearson Commission.