HL Deb 30 June 1987 vol 488 c237WA
Baroness Lane-Fox

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What were the amounts of net official development assistance, and net official and private flows combined that Britain provided to developing countries in 1986 as a percentage of Britain's gross national product.

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Glenarthur)

In 1986 Britain provided net official development assistance equivalent to 0.32 per cent. of GNP. For net official and private flows combined the provisional estimate is 1.34 per cent. of GNP.