HC Deb 07 April 1971 vol 815 cc233-5W
Mr. Selwyn Gummer

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from information available from international sources, what is the percentage of gross national product

EEC countries EFTA countries EFTA (excluding UK) UK
per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent.
Official development assistance … … … 0.46 0.37 0.35 0.39
Private investment … … … 0.49 0.30 0.16 0.41

Mr. Haselhurst

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from information available from international sources, what percentage of the gross national product of the Common Market countries is allocated to development aid.

Mr. Wood

In 1969 official development aid, excluding other net financial transfers to developing countries, accounted for 0.46 per cent. of the collective G.N.P. of the six E.E.C. member States.

Mr. Haselhurst

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from information available from international sources, what percentage of the gross national product of Germany is allocated to development aid.

Mr. Wood

In 1969 the percentage was 0.39.

Mr. Haselhurst

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from information available from international sources, what percentage of the gross national product of France is allocated to development aid.

Mr. Wood

In 1969 the percentage was 0.69.

Mr. Haselhurst

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from information available from international sources, what percentage of the gross national product of France is allocated to development aid.

spent on development aid and investment by the European Economic Community countries considered as a whole, by European Free Trade Association countries considered as a whole, by European Free Trade Association countries, excluding the United Kingdom, and by the United Kingdom, respectively.

Mr. Wood

Excluding net transfers of guaranteed private export credits and other official flows to developing countries, the net figures for 1969 were:

Mr. Wood

In 1969 the percentage was 0.16.

Mr. Haselhurst

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from information available from international sources what percentage of the gross national product of Belgium is allocated to development aid.

Mr. Wood

In 1969 the percentage was 0.51.

Mr. Haselhurst

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from information available from international sources what percentage of the gross national product of Holland is allocated to development aid.

Mr. Wood

In 1969 the percentage was 0.53.

Mr. Haselhurst

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from information available from international sources what percentage of the gross national product of Luxembourg is allocated to development aid.

Mr. Wood

In 1969 the percentage was 0.05.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from information available from international sources, which countries in western Europe in 1969 and 1970, respectively, provided over 1 per cent. of their gross national product to development aid and investment.

Mr. Wood

The 1970 figures are not yet available. In 1969 Portugal, the Netherlands, the Federal Republic of Germany and Denmark provided more than 1 per cent. of their respective gross national product in net official development assistance and private investment transfers to developing countries. Four other countries—France, Belgium, Britain and Italy—also provided total net flows of more than 1 per cent., but these included guaranteed private export credits and certain other flows apart from official development aid and investment.