Lord Oramasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will state for each of the last 10 completed financial years the total amount of interest and capital repayments received from countries which are recipients of United Kingdom aid.
§ Lord BelsteadThe totals are as follows:
Interest Principal £ £ 1972–73 .. .. 20,210,038 26,986,303 1973–74 .. .. 19,133,262 29,809,791 1974–75 .. .. 19,295,390 32,518,529 1975–76 .. .. 17,708,182 32,484,404 1976–77 .. .. 18,247,740 41,874,989 1977–78 .. .. 16,962,359 47,432,002 1978–79 .. .. 14,504,007 44,137,208 1979–80 .. .. 14,571,178 44,024,252 1980–81 .. .. 15,330,958 65,352,420 1981–82 .. .. 14,994,143 54,054,610