§ Miss Joan Lestorasked the Lord Privy Seal what is the value of bilateral or multilateral British aid to Vietnam, Laos and Kampuchea for each year from and including 1975.
§ Mr. Neil MartenUnited Kingdom bilateral aid—including food and relief aid—was as follows:
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1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 £ thousands Laos 858 100 45 912 29 13 Cambodia 66 12 3 0 *785 *3,419 Vietnam 114 26 1,213 1,454 †7,505 †1,130 * All aid provided to Cambodia in 1979 and 1980 was for humanitarian and relief purposes. It was provided through British and multilateral relief agencies, for application within Cambodia or on the Cambodia/Thai border, in most cases at their discretion. † The 1979 and 1980 figures include commitments under the Aid and Trade Provision for the provision of 4 cargo vessels (£4.463 million) and gas turbines (£2.887 million), which were entered into by the previous Administration, and food aid (£0.925 million). Total multilateral aid, of which the Unted Kingdom bore a share, was as follows:
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 $ thousands Laos 6,300 4,400 5,700 29,000 27,700 Cambodia 2,300 200 100 100 83,300 Vietnam 30,600 18,600 47,600 161,200 106,800 Figures for multilateral aid in 1980 are not yet available.