§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Minister of Overseas Development if she will publish in the Official Report a table showing the 20 countries which are the largest recipients of British bilateral aid, the disbursements in the latest financial year together with populations, the numbers of London and locally appointed staff in her Department in each country
Gross aid £'000 Population '000 Locally employed staff in Embassies/High Commissions fully engaged on aid work India … … … … … 79,845 625,818 2 Pakistan … … … … … 25,815 75,278 1 Bangladesh … … … … … 21,991 80,558 1 Malawi … … … … … 16,519 5,526 2 Kenya … … … … … 16,352 14,337 10 Zambia … … … … … 12,584 5,347 1 Malaysia … … … … … 10,099 12,600 3 Swaziland … … … … … 10,014 497 1 Solomon Is. … … … … 7,929 207 0 Tanzania … … … … … 6,685 16,073 3 Fiji … … … … … 6,021 600 1 Nigeria … … … … … 5,997 66,628 4 Botswana … … … … … 5,736 710 2 Indonesia … … … … … 5,646 143,282 4 New Hebrides … … … … 5,100 99 — Seychelles … … … … … 5,059 62 1 Sudan … … … … … 5,028 16,953 1 Nepal … … … … … 4,275 13,136 2 Sri Lanka … … … … … 3,989 13,971 2 Gambia … … … … … 3,699 553 0 Our aid administration overseas is handled largely by members of Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, the British Council and, where applicable, ODM development divisions. No meaningful information can therefore be given for the ratios of ODM-appointed staff to populations or to disbursements. Altogether 44 ODM-engaged staff are serving in eight of these countries, of whom 36—20 expatriate and 16 locally employed—are with the development divisions in Nairobi and Lilongwe. No ODM-appointed staff are based in the remaining 12.