§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister for Overseas Development what criteria he uses when deciding if a foreign country is eligible to receive aid from the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. PrenticeA full discussion of the criteria used for allocating United Kingdom aid is contained in Chapter II of the White Paper, "Overseas Development: The Changing Emphasis in British Aid Policies—More Help for the Poorest" (Cmnd. 6270), of which there is a copy in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister for Overseas Development if he will list each of the countries in receipt of aid from the British Government showing (i) the total aid given to each country in 1975 and (ii) whether this aid was given in the form of grants or loans.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe information for 1975 is not yet available. "British Aid90W Statistics", of which there is a copy in the Library of the House, contains the information for 1974.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister for Overseas Development what is the total amount of aid to be given to foreign countries for 1976.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe aid programme, like all public expenditure, is planned on the basis of our financial year. For the financial year 1976–77, the net aid programme is planned to be £515.8 million.