§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister for Overseas Development what was the total Government aid, at current prices, given to underdeveloped countries in each of the years 1956 to 1976, respectively; 553W and what this was expressed as a percentage of the annual Budget.
§ Mr. PrenticeEstimated gross disbursements of United Kingdom aid, at current prices, to under-developed countries as a percentage of annual United Kingdom budgets is as follows:
Aid Gross Percentage of United Kingdom Budget £ million 1957 … … 66.16 1.03 1958 … … 79.12 1.18 1959 … … 103.16 1.46 1960 … … 133.58 1.79 1961 … … 160.68 2.00 1962 … … 161.56 1.90 1963 … … 166.28 1.61 1964 … … 183.50 1.87 1965 … … 198.84 1.79 1966 … … 210.88 1.74 1967 … … 213.76 1.49 1968 … … 209.50 1.35 1969 … … 213.78 1.33 1970 … … 222.60 1.27 1971 … … 247.50 1.25 1972 … … 279.80 1.25 1973 … … 294.42 1.16 1974 … … 333.14 1.02 1975 … … 392.50 0.89