HC Deb 20 July 1984 vol 64 cc340-1W
Mr. Tom Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations have been made by Her Majesty's Government to the inter-government group on Indonesia to seek to ensure that overseas aid is not reduced by the Government of Indonesia to organisations which are involved in human rights matters.

Mr. Whitney

None. It is an established principle that aid can be disbursed only by agreement between the authorities of the donor and recipient countries concerned. We naturally follow with interest the passage of any Indonesian legislation relating to overseas aid.

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