HC Deb 28 January 1976 vol 904 cc248-9W
Mr. Newens

asked the Minister for Overseas Development if he will list the total amount provided in aid to North and South Vietnam respectively over the course of the past 10 years.

Mr. Prentice

Bilateral aid to South Vietnam from 1965 to 1974 is shown in the table below. The estimated expenditure for 1975 is £64,000. In addition, during the period 1973–1975, £2.02 million was provided in relief aid to Indo-China through international and voluntary agencies, chiefly for the benefit of North and South Vietnam. Of this £1 million was given to UNICEF for a programme which, according to its calculation, included 41 per cent. for North Vietnam and 36 per cent. for South Vietnam. I have no figures for the division between these two countries of the remaining £1.02 million.

since 1965; and if he will further give estimates of aid planned for future years.

Mr. Prentice

Figures showing disbursements of United Kingdom gross bilateral aid to Indonesia in each of the years from 1965 to 1974 inclusive are given in the table below.

For 1975 and 1976 it is expected that disbursements from existing capital aid loans will amount to about £3.5 million and £4 million and that disbursements of technical assistance grant aid will amount to about £1.5 million and £2 million respectively.

A capital aid grant of £10 million has been announced for disbursement from April 1977 onwards and technical assist ance expenditure is expected to continue.

DISBURSEMENTS OF UNITED KINGDOM GROSS BILATERAL AID TO INDONESIA 1965–1974
£million
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Loans 0.893 2.134
CDC Investment
Grants 0.012 0.004 0.690 0.205 0.181
(of which TA) (0.012) (0.004) (0.003) (0.057) (0.082)
TOTAL GROSS AID 0.012 0.004 0.690 1.098 2.315
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Loans 2.462 2.918 6.169 7.510 5.656
CDC Investment 1.211 2.420
Grants 0.197 1.706 0.602 0.638 0.790
(of which TA) (0.161) (0.410) (0.602) (0.634) (0.790)
TOTAL GROSS AID 2.659 5.835 6.771 8.148 8.866

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