Aid Overseas

HC Deb 23 February 1970 vol 796 c248W

Mr. Dodds-Parker

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what aid, for defence or other purposes, is to be given in the financial year 1970–71.

Mr. William Rodgers

Subject to approval of the Estimates by the House, it is our intention to provide aid overseas in 1970–71 as outlined on pages 29 and 30 of the White Paper on Public Expenditure 1968–69 to 1973–74 (Cmnd. 4234). The sums involved, amended slightly by later forcasts, are as follows:

	£ million
Military Aid (revalued at 1970 Survey prices)	5.4
Special Defence Aid for Malaysia and Singapore (at outturn prices)	6.0
Economic Aid	229.1
Totalling	240.5