§ Lord Sandysasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total value of financial aid given to Guyana between 1977–78 and 1982–83 and for the five years prior to independence in 1966.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Young)The figures for gross United Kingdom public expenditure to Guyana in the calendar years 1961–1966 and 1977–1982 are as follows:
£ thousand 1961 3,248 1962 2,835 1963 1,908 1964 1,540 1965 1,366 1966 2,238 1977 895 1978 6,395 1979 2,606 1980 2,356 1981 2,475 1982 1,724