§ Mr. Archie Hamiltonasked the Lord Privy Seal what was the amount spent by the United Kingdom on official development assistance in 1978–79; and what proportion of the gross national product this amount represented.
§ Mr. Neil MartenNet flows of official development assistance (oda) and their proportion of the gross national product in 1978 and 1979 were as follows:
1978 Official Development Assistance (£ million) 759 Ratio oda/GNP 0.47% 1979 Official Development Assistance (£ million) 974 Ratio oda/GNP 0.52% These figures are net of capital repayments to the United Kingdom in respect of past aid loans. They have been compiled according to the development assistance committee's new basis of assessment which requires the inclusion of promissory notes deposited in respect of certain multilateral agencies instead of the cash drawn down by those agencies.