§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what amount and percentage of gross national product is given by Great Britain in overseas aid; and if he will state the similar estimated amounts for the next three years.
§ Mr. Wood1970 is the last year for which firm figures are available. Disbursements that year from the official aid programme, net of loan repayments,118W were £186.2 million. Other official flows of £2.7 million brought total official flows to £188.9 million or 0.37 per cent. of G.N.P.
Proposed expenditures on official aid for the financial years 1972–73 to 1975–76 were announced in Cmnd. 4829. In £ million, net of loan repayments and at 1971 prices, these will be:
I cannot forecast what percentage of G.N.P. these figures will represent.
1972-73 … … … 231.9 1973–74 … … … 243.0 1974–75 … … … 265.0 1975–76 … … … 289.0