§ Mr. Andrew Smithasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when, in the light of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Countries' report, published on 19 June showing Britain's aid to have fallen from 0.34 per cent. of gross national product to 0.32 per cent, he anticipates achieving the United Nations target of 0.7 per cent.
§ Mr. Chris PattenWe shall continue to maintain our substantial aid programme. The planned cash increases in aid set out in the 1987 public expenditure White Paper (Cmnd. 56-I) are intended to maintain the real value of the aid programme. Like previous Administrations, we have not set a timetable for achieving the United Nations target for aid of 0.7 per cent. of GNP.