§ 40. Mr. Roseasked the Minister of Overseas Development how much in grant aid, loans or gifts has been given to Ethiopia during each of the last five years; and what sums have been spent on the British Council in Addis Ababa during the same period.
§ Mrs. HartFollowing is the information:
1. Aid disbursements by calendar years have been as follows:
£ 1969 323,000 1970 461,000 1971 1,001,000 1972 998,000 1973 1,773,000 (still provisional) 2. Expenditure on Ethiopia by the British Council has been as follows (financial years):
£ 1969–70 198,000 1970–71 196,000 1971–72 210,000 1972–73 229,000 1973–74 268,000