HC Deb 25 April 1978 vol 948 cc538-9W
Mr. Fairbairn

asked the Minister of Overseas Development what is the percentage increase in overseas aid to Vietnam since February 1977.

Mr. Tomlinson

Monthly disbursement figures are not available from my

1976–77 1977–78 (provisional) Percentage
£ thousand increase
British food aid through EEC … … 275 673 145
Technical co-operation* … … 59 121 105
UNICEF … … — 500 …
British hospital in Vietnam … … — 25 …
334 1,319 295
British aid through World Food Programme* … … 1,197 1,240 4
Total … … 1,531 2,559 67
* Bilateral programme.

Aid disbursements in any particular year do not necessarily reflect decisions taken in that year, owing to unavoidable time-lags in expenditure.

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