HC Deb 25 April 1985 vol 77 c530W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the amount of Government funds that have been invested through the Commonwealth Development Corporation and Overseas Development Administration with a view to encouraging forestry in tropical areas abroad.

Mr. Raison

Government funds invested in tropical forestry through the Commonwealth Development Corporation and the Overseas Development Administration support both technical co-operation and specific projects, some larger and some small. Expenditure and new commitments on the large projects between 1980 and 1984 was:

Year Expenditure £ million New Commitments £ million
1980 2.805 0.429
1981 3.161 0.381
1982 4.145 1.776
1983 3.592 1.799
1984 5.155 25.380