§ Mr. Welshasked the Minister of Overseas Development what proportion of United Kingdom overseas aid to developing countries is consigned to support: (a) rural and (b) urban development.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe information requested is not presently available. However, my Ministry has been developing a new classification designed to identify more clearly the proportion of capital aid directed towards rural development during 1974. I hope that this exercise will be completed and the results published by the end of this year.
§ Mr. Welshasked the Minister of Overseas Development what proportion of United Kingdom overseas aid is specifically used for educational work; and what changes are planned in this field.
§ Mr. PrenticeAbout 15 per cent. of bilateral aid expenditure in 1973, the last year for which complete data are available. Future policy for aid to education is described in my recent White Paper on
277W"The Changing Emphasis in British Aid Polices" (Cmnd. 6270) available in the Library of the House.