HC Deb 20 July 1987 vol 120 c21W
64. Mr. Wood

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what he is doing to increase public awareness of the British aid programme.

Mr. Chris Patten

The ODA will be publishing before Parliament rises its latest annual review together with the annual reports from its scientific units. These reports provide a comprehensive and detailed account of the British aid programme in 1986. Copies will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

In May we published a new, illustrated guide to the aid programme, "British Aid", together with a wallchart for schools. The demand for "British Aid", particularly from schools, has been unprecedentedly high. It has therefore been reprinted.

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