HC Deb 22 April 1982 vol 22 cc135-6W
Mr. Rhodes James

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of gross national product was provided by the United Kingdom for official development assistance in 1981; and how this compares with 1980.

Mr. Neil Marten

Preliminary estimates are that net official development assistance in 1981 totalled £1,007 million, equivalent to 0.40 per cent. of gross national product. The comparable figure for 1980 was 0.34 per cent.