§ 63. Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the proportion of gross domestic product represented by expenditure on overseas aid in 1979; and what is the comparable proportion for 1986–87.
§ Mr. Chris PattenNet public expenditure on overseas aid as defined inBritish Aid Statistics, copies of which are 426W in the Library of the House, represented 0.44 per cent. of gross domestic product in 1979 and 0.34 per cent. of gross domestic product in 1985, the latest year for which figures are available.