§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the level of planned expenditure on the overseas aid programme in 1971–72 and 1972–73, respectively; what was the actual level of expenditure in 1971–72; and what is his latest estimate for actual expenditure in 1972–73.
§ Mr. WoodThe figures are:
£ millions cash 1971–72 1972–73 Net Aid Programme: from Cmnd. 4829 214.1 — from Cmnd. 5178 — 245.2 Bangladesh Relief Expenditure 10.0 10.0 Amortisation Receipts 34.9 30.0✶ Total 259.0 285.2 Actual Expenditure 262.1 Provisional Estimate of Expenditure 282.5 ✶ Provisional