§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Minister of Overseas Development if she will publish in the Official Report the total Government expenditure on overseas aid and development for the years 1964 to 1973, expressed as a proportion of the gross national product for each of those years.
§ Mrs. HartI would refer the hon. Gentleman to the figures for "Total Official Flows" in the answer which I gave to the hon. Member for Carmarthen (Mr. Evans) on 27th November.—[Vol. 882, c. 172.]
§ Mr. Woodasked the Minister of Overseas Development what was the total flow of financial resources from Great Britain to the developing countries in each of the 10 years 1964 to 1973; what percentages of gross national product those flows represented; and when the figures for 1974 will be available.
§ Mrs. HartThe following is the information requested, including official aid and private flows:
£ million Percentage of GNP 1964 … … … 328 0.98 1965 … … … 369 1.03 1966 … … … 325 0.85 1967 … … … 297 0.74 1968 … … … 306 0.71 1969 … … … 473 1.03 1970 … … … 517 1.03 1971 … … … 591 1.05 1972 … … … 600 0.97 1973 … … … 432 0.61 All figures are net of amortisation. Data for 1973 are provisional. Provisional figures of total flows for 1974 are unlikely to be available until September of next year.