§ Mr. Guy Barnettasked the Lord Privy Seal whether his Department maintains a list of developing countries to which it is not the policy of Her Majesty's Government to give aid; and if he will publish it.
§ Mr. BlakerNo such list is maintained.
§ Mr. Guy Barnettasked the Lord Privy Seal to what extent the aid programme exceeded or fell short of the estimates of the last White Paper for the financial year 1980–81.
§ Mr. BlakerFinal expenditure figures for 1980–81 will not be available for some months, because accounts are still coming in from overseas, Present indications are that the outturn for the aid programme will be close to the public expenditure allocation.