HC Deb 19 December 1988 vol 144 cc6-7W
Ms. Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish the figures for bilateral aid to Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua for the years 1986 and 1987.

Mr. Chris Patten

The figures for gross bilateral aid from the Overseas Development Administration are as follows:

£ million
1986 1987
Costa Rica 0.52 0.36
Honduras 0.76 0.81
Nicaragua 0.09

In addition, the Commonwealth Development Corporation provided the following amounts of project aid in the form of loans or equity investment;

£ million
1986 1987
Costa Rica 9.52 2.23
Honduras 0.50

We have also provided aid for projects jointly funded with British voluntary agencies. Financial year disbursements are:

£ million
1986–87 1987–88
Costa Rica 0.01
Honduras 0.03 0.05
Nicaragua 0.02 0.05

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