HC Deb 04 December 1986 vol 106 c723W
Mr. Corbyn

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much aid has gone to (i) Nicaragua, (ii) Honduras and (iii) El Salvador in (a) 1984, (b) 1985, (c) 1986 and (d) 1987, projected.

Mr. Chris Patten

The latest available figures for gross British bilateral aid on a calendar year basis are as follows:

1984 £ 1985 £
(i) Nicaragua 9,000 116,000
(ii) Honduras 3,446,000 3,653,000
(iii) El Salvador 205,000 103,000

These figures are for total gross public expenditure on aid, which includes development aid, disaster relief, technical cooperation and Commonwealth Development Corporation loans.

Complete figures for 1986 and projected figures for 1987 are not available.