§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Lord Privy Seal what plans he has to disburse the 17.4 per cent. of the 1980–81 aid expenditure estimates which are at present unallocated; what percentages were unallocated in estimates for the previous three financial years; and how they were eventually allocated.
§ Mr. Neil MartenWe expect much of the unallocated portion of the 1980–81 overseas aid Estimate to go to the bila-
OVERSEAS AID—NET CHANGE BY COMPONENT BETWEEN MAIN AND SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES PROVISION £ million 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 Multilateral capital aid … −1.087 −33.270 + 15.459 Multilateral technical co-operation … +10.435 +20.600 −1.959 Bilateral capital aid … +96.074 +183.044 +71.791 Bilateral technical co-operation … +6.629 +5.244 +1.690 International subscriptions … — −0.246 −0.310 Pensions … n.a. n.a. −10.802 Unallocated … −90.640 −142.935 −77.532 Shortfall or excess on Appropriations-in-Aid … −3.161 +1.518 +1.666 Net increase in Vote provision … +18.250 +33.955 +0.003 Notes: (i) Columns are self-balancing. (ii) 1977–78 figures exclude the £90 million Special Assistance to the Crown Agents, (iii) n.a.= not applicable.