HC Deb 05 February 1988 vol 126 c784W
Miss Lestor

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish the proportion of the Overseas Development Administration budget spent on emergency relief, project aid, programme aid, multilateral aid and technical assistance for each year for the last 10 years.

Mr. Chris Patten

Percentages of gross public expenditure on aid spent on these programmes were as follows:

Mr. Major

The Autumn Statement forecast was for a PSBR in 1987–88 of £1 billion. A revised estimate will be published next month in the Financial Statement and Budget Report.

Mr. Anthony Coombs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the latest indication of Her Majesty's Government's borrowing requirement at the end of the 1987–88 financial year, on present spending plans.

Mr. Major

The Autumn Statement forecast was for a public sector borrowing requirement in 1987–88 of £1 billion. A revised estimate for 1987–88, together with a forecast for 1988–89, will be published next month in the Financial Statement and Budget Report.

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