§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Minister of Overseas Development if she will publish in the Official Reporta chart showing the disbursements of bilateral aid to India over the 10 years to March 1978 together with the amounts by which these disbursements fell short of the budgets for each year.
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§ Mrs. HartFigures for total expenditure of United Kingdom bilateral capital aid to India, as published in the Appropriation accounts for the 10 years to March 1978, and the amounts by which these figures fell short of the budget, are:
Total expenditure £ million Amount by which short of budget £ million 1968–69 27.061 1.611 1969–70 331.990 51.303 1970–71 421.370 31.025 1971–72 60–434 7–011 1972–73 711.410 31.806 1973–74 771.229 81.265 1974–75 601.509 2–073 1975–76 791.245 41.450 1976–77 951.710 31.800 1977–78 1031.039 171.472 These figures do not include technical co-operation.