HC Deb 21 October 1987 vol 120 cc748-9W
Mr. Tom Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish as a table in the Official Report contributions made by the United Kingdom to the United Nations Children's Fund for each year since 1975 in £ sterling, in constant 1986 prices, and as an index showing 1980 as 100.

Mr. Chris Patten

The information is as follows:

Mr. Chris Patten

The information, for member states of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's development assistance committee, is shown in the following tables. Details of all contributions since 1977 can be found in the United Nations Children's Fund document "Contributions from Governments and other Sources to General Resources and for specific purposes in 1986", which has been deposited in the Library of the House.

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Japan 23 41 38 58 71 88 98 75
Netherlands 201 344 343 375 373 371 368 461
New Zealand 95 134 95 92 85 95 78 90
Norway 1,348 2,024 1,607 2,010 2,450 2,500 2,621 3,099
Sweden 1,284 2,038 1,564 1,624 1,721 1,877 2,025 2,190
Switzerland 281 470 374 409 437 496 635 662
United Kingdom 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
United States 74 125 98 111 111 137 133 126
DAC Total 85 137 116 145 155 174 179 182

(b) Index of total contributions1 per capita at constant prices
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Australia 64 129 76 276 156 122 73 78
Austria 33 119 54 115 165 75 87 81
Belgium 39 53 41 59 66 73 66 82
Canada 136 325 162 249 237 361 228 368
Denmark 430 683 529 799 728 852 627 877
Finland 117 218 220 366 539 1,124 801 1,414
France 13 36 16 21 55 64 40 51
Germany 45 126 43 55 54 70 47 71
Ireland 89 88 72 59 69 101 62 97
Italy 6 27 47 254 206 210 202 219
Japan 20 78 48 64 70 88 99 76
Netherlands 326 392 326 408 377 441 285 458
New Zealand 96 161 84 91 84 96 117 178
Norway 1,352 1,809 1,465 2,142 2,472 2,712 1,994 3,029
Sweden 1,063 1,826 1,257 1,729 1,716 1,935 1,574 2,232
Switzerland 592 488 320 429 432 509 489 650
United Kingdom 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
United States 79 135 92 144 109 140 118 130
DAC Total 90 154 105 168 156 186 153 189
1 These include contributions to both the general fund and special appeals.