HC Deb 20 March 1979 vol 964 cc520-1W
Mrs. Dunwoody

asked the Minister of Overseas Development if, in view of the widespread disregard for human rights in Indonesia, she will review the amount of aid granted to that country.

Mrs. Hart

I shall continue to take into account the human rights situation in Indonesia in determining the size of our aid programme there. I believe that the fact that the situation has recently been improving is due at least partly to our frequent representations and those of others; and we shall exert all possible influence in securing further improvements. Indonesia remains one of the poorest and most populous developing countries; and the chief aim of our programme there is to help raise the living standards of the poorest sections of the community, particularly in rural areas.

Mrs. Dunwoody

asked the Minister of Overseas Development how much aid Indonesia received in 1978; and in what form.

Mrs. Hart

In 1978 Indonesia received the following British aid:

£
Project aid 2,525,000
CDC loans 193,000
Technical co-operation 3,823,000
Gross disbursements, total 6,541,000