40. Mr. Jacksonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the present levels of food aid in pound sterling to the third countries from the European Community and the United Kingdom, respectively.
§ Mr. RaisonIn the calendar year 1982, the latest for which final figures are available, the European Community spent £281 million on food aid. The United Kingdom share of this was £72 million. In addition, the United Kingdom provided £12 million of food aid bilaterally as part of the Community's obligation under the food aid convention. The Community's 1983 budget includes £319 million for food aid, of which the United Kingdom share will be some £77 million. The United Kingdom aid programme has provision of £25 million for bilateral food aid in the current financial year.