HC Deb 22 June 1988 vol 135 c551W
Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much aid has been sent to Nicaragua by the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Chris Patten

I refer the hon. Lady to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Glasgow, Provan (Mr. Wray) on 20 June.

£ million at 1987–88 prices
1982–83 outturn 1983–84 outturn 1984–85 outturn 1985–86 outturn 11986–87 outturn 21987–88 estimated outturn 1988–89 plans 1989–90 plans 1990–91 plans
Schools 9,608 9,721 9,519 9,320 10,077 10,633 10,630 10,585 10,552
Higher and further education 4,970 4,999 4,987 4,790 4,823 4,904 4,866 4,828 4,760
Miscellaneous educational services research and administration 833 884 896 895 937 975 1,032 1,066 1,079
Research Councils and related bodies 594 608 617 623 639 657 669 672 649
Total Department of Education and Science 16,006 16,106 16,019 15,629 16,476 17,169 17,197 17,150 17,040
Central government
Voted in Estimates
Schools
Building grants to voluntary and special schools 48 45 52 59 51 55 68 70 73
Music and ballet schools 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Assisted places scheme 11 18 26 32 40 49 53 54 54
City technology colleges 4 18 30 30
Higher and further education (including teacher training) Universities
Capital 152 142 139 145 155 154 147 141 140
Current 1,580 1,567 1,540 1,490 1,485 1,562 1,614 1,613 1,594
Voluntary and direct grant institutions
Capital 5 5 6 5 5 7 6 5 5
Current 108 106 97 93 92 95 93 89 89
Adult education 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 16 16
Postgraduate awards to humanities students and other student awards 8 5 5 4 5 6 5 5 5
Miscellaneous services, research and administration
Youth service 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Research programme and other education services 19 23 24 25 24 27 45 68 74
Administration and inspection costs 41 54 55 56 57 58 65 63 62
Compensation payments 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
Research Councils etc.
Capital 96 91 89 97 97 93 85 99 76
Current (including postgraduate science awards) 498 517 528 526 542 564 584 573 573
Total voted expenditure 2,594 2,601 2,589 2,562 2,582 2,703 2,812 2,841 2,806
Other central government Schools -4 -5 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0