HC Deb 30 March 1987 vol 113 c348W
Mr. Kirkwood

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the total value in constant prices of all aid flows from Her Majesty's Government to developing countries since 1960.

Mr. Chris Patten

Gross public expenditure on overseas aid at constant 1985 prices for 1961–1985 was as follows:

£ million
1961 1,277
1962 1,198
1963 1,174
1964 1.339
1965 1,302
1966 1,350
1967 1,285
1968 1,248
1969 1,178
1970 1,142
1971 1,328
1972 1,246
1973 1,223
1974 1,302
1975 1,266
1976 1,333
1977 1,302
1978 1,438
1979 1,570
1980 1,347
1981 1,480
1982 1,259
1983 1,297
1984 1,393
1985 1,317

Statistics for 1960 are not available.

Mr. Kirkwood

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list in the Official Report the total aid flows from the United Kingdom, in cash terms and as a percentage of the world total for both (a) the 29 poorest countries in Africa; and (b) all African nations for the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Chris Patten

In 1985, Britain's gross public expenditure on aid through bilateral and multilateral channels to the 29 poorest countries in Africa totalled some £380 million, and to all the African countries amounted to some £570 million.

Comparable figures for total aid flows are not available on a public expenditure basis. The OECD estimates total gross official development assistance in 1985 to have been $7.8 billion to the 29 poorest and about $13.6 billion to all African countries.

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