§ Mr. Rhodes Jamesasked 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 MartenPreliminary estimates are that net official development assistance in 1981 totalled £1,007136W million, equivalent to 0.40 per cent. of gross national product. The comparable figure for 1980 was 0.34 per cent.