HC Deb 28 July 1988 vol 138 c382W
Miss Lestor

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the total United Kingdom bilateral aid given to the whole of sub-Saharan Africa in each year from 1979 to the latest available year.

Mr. Chris Patten

The information is as follows:

Gross bilateral aid to sub-Saharan Africa 1979 to 87
£ thousand
1979 212,504
1980 243,894
1981 278,706
1982 234,760
1983 225,899
1984 249,808
1985 285,497
1986 267,489
1987 283,720